

Low pressure may move inland across coastal Odisha on 08 th-09 th September and further shift over parts of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Marathwada. This weather system will meander over the same region till 07-08 September. Under its influence, low pressure is likely to form. It is likely to get more organized and also shift over top end of BoB, with a southwestward tilt up to the medium levels. Currently, a cyclonic circulation is marked over northeast BoB and adjoining coastal parts. September holds the key to have a close finish for the season at ‘below normal’ or scare of ‘drought’.Ī low pressure area is likely to form over north BoB on 04 thSeptember. The seasonal rainfall till 31August also touched the lowest of the last 5 years with an overall shortfall of 10%, nearly breaching the ‘deficit’ mark. The core monsoon month closed with rainfall figure of 162.7mm against the normal of 254.9mm, amounting to deficiency of 36%, an all time record for the last 123 years. Monsoon rains totally collapsed in August. However, unlike the monsoon systems which invariably penetrate deep up to the western and northern parts of the country, the spread this time may remain limited and may not provide much needed relief for the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and some parts of Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh. Courtesy, likely weather system in the BoB, decent rains will strike eastern and central parts of the country, commencing anytime soon. The weakest phase of the southwest monsoon lingering for over one week for most parts of the country will find a respite, shortly. Monsoon low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal (BoB), very soon.
