Monsoon not strong despite rainfall picking up
India as on July 8: Temperatures were below normal by 2-4°C in some parts of north interior Karnataka, isolated pockets of Telangana and Rayalaseeme regions in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, parts of Saurashtra and Kutch areas in Gujarat and Diu, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. Temperatures were below normal by 2-6°C in eastern and north-western Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, pockets in Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, northwest Rajasthan, Punjab and Gangetic West Bengal. The mercury level was near normal in the rest of the country.
Highest maximum temperature: 40.3°C at Bikaner in Rajasthan.
Rainfall
(till
5.30
pm
on
July
8):
Rainfall
was
recorded
at
many
areas
of
Uttar
Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
MP,
Konkan,
Goa,
coastal
Karnataka,
Sikkim,
Andaman
&
Nicobar
Islands
and
at
some
areas
of
Chhattisgarh,
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Orissa
and
Gangetic
West
Bengal.
A
few
places
in
Punjab,
eastern
and
northwestern
Rajasthan,
Bihar,
Saurashtra
region
of
Gujarat,
Lakshadweep,
north
coastal
Andhra,
Assam,
Arunachal
Pradesh,
Tripura,
central
Maharashtra,
interior
parts
of
southern
Karnataka
and
Kerala
also
witnessed
rainfall.
The
rest
of
the
country
remained
dry.
Burdwan
received
10
cm
of
rainfall,
Maybander
(9
cm),
Bareilly
(6
cm)
while
Fursatganj,
Mana
and
Raipur
saw
5
cm
of
rainfall
till
5.30
pm
on
Jul
8.
Weather forecast up to 8.30 am on July 12:
1. Rain and thundershowers at many areas on the western coast, including Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Sikkim and Orissa, central and northeastern India, a few areas over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, UP, eastern Rajasthan, Gujarat, MP, Maharasthra, Telangana, coastal Andhra and interior Karnataka.
2. Heavy rainfall is expected in some areas of UP and Chhattisgarh in the next 24 hours and MP and Orissa over the next 48 hours.
Karnataka weather: Monsoon is still weak over Karnataka. Rainfall was registered at most places over coastal areas of the state and at some areas in the interiors areas in both the northern and southern parts.
Heavy rainfall: Nilkund in Uttar Kannada district saw 11 cm of rainfall.
Other areas in the state which saw rainfall are:
Bhatkal,
Manki
(Uttar
Kannada)
and
Agumbe
(Shimoga)
received
5
cm.
Belthangady
(Dakshin
Kannada)
got
4
cm.
Mudibidre,
Dharmasthala,
Puttur,
Subramanya
(all
in
Dakshin
Kannada),
Mangalore
AP,
Shirali,
Gokarna
(Uttar
Kannada),
Talaguppa
(Shimoga),
Sringeri
(Chikmaglur),
Chamarajanagar
(3
cm).
Panambur,
Mangalore,
Mulki,
Bantwal
(Dakshin
Kannada),
Karkala,
Kundapur,
Siddapura
(Udupi),
Kadra
(Uttar
Kannada),
Linganamakki
(Shimoga)
and
Jayapura
in
Chikmaglur
(2
cm).
Mani
(Dakshina
Kannada),
Kota,
Kollur
(Udupi),
Honavar,
Karwar,
Ankola,
Manchikeri,
Siddapura
(Uttara
Kannada),
Manthala
(Bidar),
Gulbarga,
Bhagamandala
(Kodagu),
Madikeri,
Sagar
(Shimoga),
Koppa,
Tarikere
(Chikmagalur),
Gundlupet,
Yelandur
(Chamarajanagar),
Anekal
(Bangalore
Urban)
saw
1
cm.
Forecast
till
July
10
morning:
Rain
and
thundershowers
would
occur
at
most
places
in
coastal
Karnataka,
at
many
places
in
the
southern
interior
Karnataka
and
at
a
few
places
in
the
northern
interior
Karnataka.
Winds: Strong onshore winds (45-55 kmph speed) blowing from Northwesterly to westerly direction are likely along and off Karnataka coast during the next 24 hours.
Local forecast for Bangalore city (at 8.30 am on July 9):
Generally cloudy sky. Irregular rainfall would occur in some areas.
Temperature:
Bangalore
City:
Max:
31.5,
°C
Min:
20.9
°C.
Rainfall:
0.4
cm,
Relative
Humidity:
78%.
Sunset
on
Jul
10:
6:50
pm,
sunrise
on
Jul
11:
6
am.
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