The IMD said that heat wave conditions likely to continue in isolated pockets over Northwest, Central and adjoining East India during next two days and abatement thereafter.
New Delhi: Amid soaring temperature due to the heat wave, Southwest monsoon on Saturday advanced into parts of central Arabian Sea, Mumbai region, central Maharashtra and a few parts of Karnataka, said Indian Metrological Department (IMD). With this, intense spell of rainfall likely to occur along the west peninsular coast during the next couple of days and current spell of heavy rainfall likely to continue over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next five days.
The IMD said that heat wave conditions likely to continue in isolated pockets over Northwest, Central and adjoining East India during next two days and abatement thereafter. “Very heavy rainfall occurred over Konkan and Goa and Assam and Meghalaya and heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Kerala & Mahe, Arunachal Pradesh and Coastal Karnataka,” it said.
On Friday, heat wave conditions prevailed in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and East Uttar Pradesh. “Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, most parts of Konkan (including Mumbai), some parts of Madhya Maharashtra, some more parts of Karnataka,” the weather department said.
It further added that conditions are favorable for further advance of monsoon into some parts of north Arabian sea, remaining parts of Konkan, some parts of Gujarat, most parts of Madhya Maharashtra, entire Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, some parts of Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Westcentral and Northwest Bay of Bengal during next 48 hours. “Conditions would continue to become favorable for further advance of monsoon into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, Gujarat state, some parts of Marathwada, some more parts of Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, most parts of Bay of Bengal, entire Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, some parts of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharakhand and Bihar during subsequent 2- 3 days,” it added.
The department further said that under the influence of strong Southwestern winds from Bay of Bengal to northeast & adjoining east India in lower tropospheric levels, light/moderate rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next five days. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next five days and heavy rainfall over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura during June 13 to 15.
