Pre-monsoon showers to continue across South India

The upper air cyclonic circulation over Odisha and neighbouring areas continues to bring rain in peninsular region. Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh received widespread good showers in the last 24 hours. South India is observing pre-monsoon activity due to persistent discontinuity of winds. Rain here has been triggered by high temperatures and especially differential temperature profile of the sea and land surfaces.

According to latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, here’s a list of places which received significant amount of rain in the last 24 hours.

Name of state Name of places Rain in millimeters Odisha Cuttack 40.6 Odisha Bhubaneswar 38.4 Odisha Balasore 35 Odisha Angul 20 Odisha Paradip 18.5 Odisha Sambalpur 16.1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 38.4 Karnataka Mysore 10 Maharashtra Yeotmal 24.6 Maharashtra Nagpur 8.9 The spread of rain has been fairly good and covered interiors as well as coastal areas. Light rain was also observed in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. In West Bengal places like Bankura, Krishnanagar and Digha also received light rain in the last 24 hours.

According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, intensity of rain in South India will decrease in the next 24 hours, only to increase thereafter. As we have already said that it seems like pre-monsoon showers have begun in Kerala, the state will continue to receive isolated thundershowers throughout this week. The showers will be frequent yet short and accompanied by thunderstorms.

By: Skymetweather.com