Monsoon update: Extremely heavy rains at isolated places very likely over Odisha

New Delhi, July 21: Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with extremely heavy fall at isolated places very likely over Odisha, according to India Meteorological Department.As per the latest weather bulletin, heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy fall at isolated places very likely over Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

Heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Haryana,
Chandigarh Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Konkan Goa and Coastal Andhra Pradesh. And heavy rain at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, Gujarat Region, Central Maharashtra. Coastal & South Interior Karnataka, Ghat regions of Tamilnadu and Kerala.

Squally wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph is very likely over along & off West Bengal Odisha coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea along & off these areas.

The well marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal & adjoining West Bengal and Odisha coasts persists. The associated cyclonic
circulation extending upto 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height also persists. It is likely to concentrate into a depression during next next 48 hours.

Monsoon trough runs near its normal position at mean sea level and extends upto 2.1 km above mean sea level. Under the influence of the above systems, intense rainfall activity very likely along the west coast, east, central and northwest India during next 3­4 days.

Sea conditions are very likely to remain very rough over major parts of the
Arabian Sea, Andaman Sea, West Bengal and Odisha Coasts during next 3 days. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these sea areas.