Monsoon close to knocking in other parts of the country after Kerala, rain alert in Rajasthan-Uttarakhand-Jammu
The Southwest Monsoon reached Kerala on Sunday, three days before its normal scheduled time on June 1. Conditions are now favorable for further advance of Monsoon into remaining parts of Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Bay of Bengal and some parts of northeastern states in the next three to four days. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and There was an effect of thunderstorm at different places in Mahe on Monday.
The Meteorological Department says that this time the monsoon is expected to be good in the country. It might rain well. This will also reduce the pressure on power demand. This is news of relief for the farmers. At the same time, this year the Ministry of Agriculture has issued a forecast of production of a record 314.51 million tonnes of food grains. Incidents of high intensity rain may also increase.
Heavy rain with thunderstorm in Delhi
Thunderstorms gusting to 100 kmph lashed the national capital on Monday evening, uprooting trees, damaging property and blocking roads. Meteorological Department official said that this is the first storm of severe intensity in Delhi since 2018. A sharp drop in temperature was recorded due to the storm. The Safdarjung observatory recorded a temperature of 25 degree Celsius at 5:40 pm while it was 40 degree Celsius at 4:20 pm.
Senior scientist at IMD R. Of. Gennamani said that it is normal for Delhi to have thunderstorms. The city sees such weather on an average for 12 to 14 days between March and May. Mahesh Palawat, vice-president, Skymet Weather (Climate Change and Meteorology), said that the low pressure area moving from north-west Rajasthan to Assam will remain for a few days. Intermittent rains are very likely in some parts of Delhi for the next few days. He said that meanwhile there is no possibility of heat wave in Delhi for a week.
Chances of rain in many areas of Rajasthan-MP
According to the report of the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of rain and lightning in the adjoining areas of Tonk, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Baran and Jhalawar in Rajasthan in the next 24 hours. There may also be a dust storm. At the same time, there is a possibility of rain in Rewa, Chambal, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Damoh, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Bhopal and Sehore in Madhya Pradesh.
Alert regarding rain in these areas of Uttarakhand
The Indian Science Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of strong winds and thunderstorms in various districts of Uttarakhand. The weather forecast agency said that there is a possibility of heavy rains in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand today and tomorrow. The department has predicted partly cloudy sky with light rain during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir.
