IMD predicts heavy rain in Himachal over next 48 hours
IMD predicts heavy rain in Himachal over next 48 hours Extremely heavy rain likely in Himachal Pradesh over 48 hours , the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast said. Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu will also receive heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, IMD officials said. Despite heavy rains in many part of India that has led to flooding and landslides, India’s monsoon deficit has gone up from 7% on August 1 to 10% on August 13. Meanwhile, rainfall in the flood hi state- Kerala is likely to intensify over Tuesday, with most areas receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall till Wednesday, even as 11 of the state’s 14 districts battle flooding that has killed 40 persons and damaged more than 20,000 houses. “A low pressure area is forming in Northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbouring areas, which will bring rain across north and east India. Whenever there is a low pressure system, the Southwest monsoon winds gather speed and try to reach the low pressure area. This results in the moist winds crashing into the Western ghats and forming rain clouds over western part of the country, including Kerala,” said Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra, senior IMD scientist. Heavy rains in isolated areas in Manipur and Meghalaya are likely to bring down the large rain deficits of -65% and -45% respectively. The forecasts of the private weather forecaster Skymet concur with IMD. “The low pressure system in Bay of Bengal will increase rainfall in several states including Kerala, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh as predicted by the IMD,” said GP Sharma, president of meteorology at Skymet. -PTC News
