The IMD has further predicted that fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall is likely to continue over northeast India, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The IMD bulletin also warned of fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty wind with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Kerala, coastal and south interior Karnataka during next four days, isolated heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu till May 18, and over Lakshadweep area on Tuesday.
Past data suggest that there is no association of the date of monsoon advance over the Andaman Sea either with the date of monsoon onset over Kerala or with the seasonal monsoon rainfall over the country, the IMD pointed out.
Heavy rainfall will shift towards the east coast and adjacent Queensland on Wednesday and Thursday, although there is still uncertainty about where the heaviest rainfall will be.
However, heat wave conditions are very likely to continue to prevail in isolated pockets over west Rajasthan on Sunday, Vidarbha on Sunday and Monday and west Madhya Pradesh till March 22.
The IMD bulletin said while many places witnessed light to moderate rainfall, isolated heavy rainfall occurred over Nicobar Islands during the last 24 hours; light to moderate rainfall also occurred at a few places over Andaman Islands during the same period.
Minimum temperature will gradually rise by 3 to 4 degree Celsius during the next 3 days over the districts of Odisha.
Several places in Mayurbhanj district received rainfall today morning. Similipal National Park in the district has been closed today for visitors following heavy downpours.
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at a few places over Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar during a 24-hour period from Monday morning, it added.
Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely to prevail over southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and along and off Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts during next 24 hours and decrease gradually thereafter, the IMD said.
A cyclonic circulation lies over the Gulf of Thailand and its neighbourhood and extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level, tilting south-westwards with height.
Some districts of Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall owing up to a low pressure area formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal.
Due to the likely depression that is predicted to cross the Tamil Nadu coasts between Viluppuram and Chennai, many places, including Bhubaneswar, in Odisha is going to see rainfall
Amid reports of a cyclonic circulation forming over the Bay of Bengal (BoB), the regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘yellow warning’ for 7 districts of the state for the next 24 hours.
For IMD, heavy rainfall is between 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm, very heavy rain 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm, and extremely heavy rainfall above 204.4 mm.
With the southwest monsoon covering the entire country on Tuesday (July 13), heavy rainfall was witnessed in several places across all states.
Owing to a low pressure area likely to form over west central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts around 11th July, the regional centre of India Meteorological department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for several districts of Odisha.
After a lull, there is a likelihood of formation of another low pressure next week. As per reports, a low-pressure area (LOPAR) is likely to form over west Central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts around 11th July.
In the next two days, most parts of the state barring a few places will experience dry weather. However, the rainfall activity is likely to increase in the state with the progress of the week.
A low pressure area is persisting over southeast Uttar Pradesh and neighbourhood, north Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), under this influence, several districts of Odisha may witness heavy rainfall.
"Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep on May 13."
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