Monsoon Enters Maharashtra; Heavy Rains in Kerala, Coastal Karnataka

Southwest monsoon has advanced into the central Arabian Sea, coastal Karnataka, some areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal. Westerly humid winds from Arabian Sea produce heavy rain and thunderstorms over west coast, western and southern India, it is likely over Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra on Friday.
 
A cyclonic circulation and a related surface low pressure system are located around West Bengal on Friday morning. The cyclonic circulation and surface low is forecast to move northwestward, it is likely to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms over eastern India from Friday.
Besides, another cyclonic circulation is located over the northeast India. Southwesterly humid winds from the Bay of Bengal adds to the instability of this cyclonic circulation. It is likely to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on Friday.
Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely over Sikkim, Jharkhand and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Also, heavy rains and thunderstorms are predicted over Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal. There is a possibility of scattered rain and thunderstorms over Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh as well.
Isolated rain and thunderstorms are also possible over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Also, isolated rain or snow and thunderstorms can be expected over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Heatwave conditions have weakened over the eastern, central and southern India due to rainfall. It swells over northern India from Friday. Maximum temperatures of 40°C or more are likely over Delhi from Friday to Sunday. Maximum temperatures of 40°C or more are possible over some areas of northern, western, central and southern India on Friday like Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

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