According to the latest reports by India Meteorological Department, the significant weather features are as below :
♦ A Well Marked Low Pressure Area lies over Northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining coastal areas of Saurashtra & Kutch. The associated cyclonic circulation extends upto upper tropospheric levels. It is likely to move gradually westwards and concentrate into a Depression during next 24 hours.
♦ Another Low Pressure Area lies over coastal Odisha & neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation extending upto upper tropospheric levels.
♦ The monsoon trough is active and south of its normal position. It is likely to shift gradually northwards from 17th July, 2022.
♦ An off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from Gujarat Coast to Maharashtra.
♦ Under the influence above systems;
i) Fairly widespread/widespread light/moderate rainfall & thunderstorm/lightning with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Konkan & Goa, Kerala & Mahe and Coastal Karnataka during next 5 days and over Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat State and Interior Karnataka during next 2 days and reduce further thereafter.
a) Isolated very heavy rainfall very likely over South Interior Karnataka, Saurashtra & Kutch and Odisha on 16th; Chhattisgarh during 16th-17th; West Madhya Pradesh on 19th and over East Madhya Pradesh on 18th-20th July, 2022.
ii) Scattered/fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall activity very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Telangana and isolated/scattered rainfall activity over Rayalaseema Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during next 5 days. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on 16th July, 2022.
iii) Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Rajasthan and isolated rainfall activity over Uttar Pradesh during next 3 days with increase in rainfall activity thereafter.
a) Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Himachal Pradesh on 16th; Punjab & Haryana on 19th; Rajasthan on 17th; Uttarakhand on 16th & 17th and over East Uttar Pradesh on 18th July, 2022. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely over Rajasthan on 16th; Himachal Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh on 19th-20th and over Uttarakhand during 18th-20th July, 2022.
