The country as a whole has received 69.6 mm of rainfall overall as compared to <g data-gr-id="61">normal</g> limit of 61.4 mm from June 1 till date. Until Sunday, the country had received 5 per cent of excess rainfall but the figure rose by 8 per cent on Monday.
After a good spell of rain across the country, the deficit decreased to minus 1 per cent in northwest India while the southern peninsula recorded normal rainfall and central India registered an 18 per cent of excess precipitation than its normal limit. The east and the northeast India continued to get excess rainfall of 22 per cent.
According to <g data-gr-id="45">Skymet</g>, a private forecasting agency, over the week, the southwest monsoon is likely to advance over some more parts of Gujarat, entire Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, parts of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh this week.
First monsoon system in the Bay of Bengal is also brewing, which may cause good weather activity across the country, particularly in <g data-gr-id="55">east</g> and central India, the agency added. <g data-gr-id="51">Skymet</g> has also given a forecast that over the first half of the week, temperatures in the plains of North India are going to <g data-gr-id="54">rise</g> but no heat wave is expected.
“The sky will be clear and humidity will increase. Windy conditions are also likely to prevail. However, day temperatures will remain below the 40 degrees Celsius mark and there aren’t any heatwave conditions expected.
“The <g data-gr-id="60">hills on the other hand</g> will enjoy <g data-gr-id="59">pleasant</g> weather with occasional light rain. From June 19
onwards, the winds will begin to change from northwesterlies to easterlies, leading to drop in temperatures once again. Rain and <g data-gr-id="66">thunder shower</g> activity <g data-gr-id="56">is</g> expected during this period which is likely to spill over to the next week,” Skymet said.
“Weather activity over central India, particularly over Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra will be subdued during the first half of the week. However, during the second half of the week, fairly widespread rain is expected in the region due to the cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal,” <g data-gr-id="53">Skymet</g> said.
In case of east and northeast India, Odisha and West Bengal will experience rain and thundershower in the first half of the week. The cyclonic circulation in North Bay of Bengal is likely to take 24 hours to turn into a <g data-gr-id="44">low pressure</g> area. After the system gets organised, it will move inland giving rain over Bihar, Jharkhand and east Uttar Pradesh.
“Northeast India will experience reduced rainfall activity this week. This will come as a huge relief to flood-affected Assam and its adjoining areas. Rainfall activity will again pick up in the region when the system in the Bay crosses the coast.
“In South India, rain is expected to increase along the west coast in the first half of the week, particularly in the sub-division of Konkan and Goa. From Wednesday onwards, interior parts including Telangana, interior Andhra Pradesh and parts of Karnataka will start receiving rain. Tamil Nadu will observe <g data-gr-id="50">sudued</g> weather activity,” the agency added.