Heavy rain is likely at many places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on June 19, thunderstorms accompanied with lightening, gusty winds of 40-50 kmph is likely over South coastal AP, Rayalaseema over the next five days – from Jun 19 to 23, India Meteorological Department – Amaravati said.
The Northern Limit of monsoon continues to pass through Amaravati, Navsari, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Bijapur, Sukma, Malkangiri, Vizianagaram and Islampur, IMD said.
Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into coastal Andhra Pradesh and a cyclonic circulation lies over coastal AP and adjoining Telanganaat 5.8 km above mean sea level, as per the weather department.
The cyclonic circulation over westcentral Bay of Bengal adjoining coastal AP at 3.1 km above mean sea level has become less marked and the circulation over Rayalaseema and neighbourhood at 4.5 km above mean sea level has become less marked.
20 percent less rainfall in June:
Meanwhile, the IMD downgraded June rainfall forecast to ‘below normal’ on Tuesday. It said that India received 20 percent less rainfall since the start of monsoon on June 1 and the rain-bearing system made no progress between June 12-18.
India received 64.5 mm of rainfall between June 1 and 18 which is 20 per cent less than the long period average (LPA) of 80.6 mm, it said.
India’s core monsoon zone covering most of the rain-fed agriculture areas in the country is predicted to receive above-normal rainfall this season, the Met office said.
The monsoon is critical for India’s agricultural landscape, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated area relying on it. It is also crucial for replenishing reservoirs critical for drinking water and power generation.
June and July are considered the most important monsoon months for agriculture because most of the sowing for the Kharif crop takes place during this period.
El Nino conditions are prevailing at present and La Nina may set in by August-September, scientists said.
Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into coastal Andhra Pradesh, IMD said. Andhra Pradesh States News India: Top News India, States News, States News Headlines, Online State News India, State Politics news
