Monsoon likely to revive over N-W India from today

There was a dry spell over many parts of northwest India in the first couple of weeks of August due to “break” monsoon conditions, which occur when the monsoon trough moves closer to the foothills bringing little rain to the plains

Monsoon is likely to revive over northwest India from Thursday with widespread rain likely over Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana in the next 3-4 days ,according to India Meteorological Department.

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There was a dry spell over many parts of northwest India in the first couple of weeks of August due to “break” monsoon conditions, which occur when the monsoon trough moves closer to the foothills bringing little rain to the plains.

A cyclonic circulation is lying over Jharkhand and its neighbourhood. It is likely to move west northwestwards in the next 48 hours across northeast Madhya Pradesh. The western end of monsoon trough is near its normal position and the eastern end is south of its normal position. Strong southerly winds from Bay of Bengal to northeast India will continue to prevail till August 19. Due to these meteorological conditions, enhanced rainfall activity is likely over central and adjoining north peninsular India during the next 2-3 days. Widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy rain is very likely over Gujarat region, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal on August 18 and 19; widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy rain is very likely to continue over northeast India and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next 2 days. There is likely to be increased rainfall activity over northwest India from Thursday-- August 19. Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over east Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand from August 19 to 21; over Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh on August 20 and 21. Isolated heavy to very heavy rain is also very likely over Uttarakhand on August 19 and 20. Widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Bihar from August 20 to 22.