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Weather India: Southwest Monsoon Arrives Early in These States; Heavy Rainfall Predicted in Next 48 Hours

The Weather Department of India has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Odisha, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Gangetic West Bengal, and Gujarat between June 9 and June 11.

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The Weather Department of India has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Odisha, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Gangetic West Bengal, and Gujarat between June 9 and June 11.  “A Low-Pressure Area is likely to form over the eastcentral Bay of Bengal during next 48 hours which is likely to move west-northwest wards and become more marked during subsequent 24 hours”, says the Indian Meteorological Department in its morning report. Under its influence, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall accompanied with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Odisha, north Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana during 09th-11th June and isolated heavy falls over Vidarbha, Gangetic West Bengal, Gujarat state and south Madhya Pradesh during 10th-11th June. 

Southwest Monsoon Enters These States 

Moreover, the weather department also said, “Conditions likely to become favourable subsequently for further advance of Southwest monsoon into some more parts of Maharashtra, Some more parts of Karnataka, Some parts of Telangana, some more parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Bay of Bengal & northeastern states, Sikkim, some parts of Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal during subsequent 2 days. 

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Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, Goa, Some parts of Konkan, some more parts of Karnataka, Rayalaseema, remaining parts of Tamilnadu, some parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, some more parts of Central and North Bay of Bengal and some parts of Northeastern states during next 2 days. 

Rain/Thundershowers Observed at These Places Yesterday 

As per yesterday’s reports, places over Coastal Karnataka, Lakshadweep and Gangetic West Bengal, Kerala & Mahe, Konkan & Goa, Saurashtra & Kutch, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Odisha, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat region, Madhya Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Assam & Meghalaya, South interior Karnataka and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and Andaman & Nicobar Island observed light to heavy shower yesterday. 

Yesterday, maximum temperatures were above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at a few places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Konkan & Goa and Tamilnadu Puducherry & Karaikal while minimum temperatures were above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at many places over sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, say reports. 

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