Monsoon tracker: IMD predicts light rainfall in Northwest India; yellow alert issued in Uttarkashi
2 min read 01 Jun 2023, 07:21 AM ISTMonsoon tracker: In Southern India, IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and South Interior Karnataka on 1st June and over Kerala during 31st May-4th June.
PremiumThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and occasional gusty winds over Northwest India till today i.e. 1st June and will reduce thereafter.
As per IMD, "Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning & occasional gusty winds/squall (40-50 gusting to 60 kmph) very likely over Northwest India till 01st June and reduce thereafter.
Moreover, the weather office has also predicted hailstorm at isolated places over Uttarakhand during 1 June. “Thundersquall/Gusty Wind speed 60-70 kmph very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand on 31st May–2nd June," it said.
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In Southern India, IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and South Interior Karnataka on 1st June and over Kerala during 31st May-4th June.
The Uttarakhand State Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for June 1, following continuous rainfall in Uttarkashi, officials told ANI.
Rain lashed parts of Haryana, Punjab
On Wednesday, rain lashed many parts of Haryana and Punjab, leading to a sharp fall in maximum temperatures in the region. After the rains, the day temperatures dropped by up to 14 notches below normal limits at many places, according to a weather report issued by the meteorological department office. Hisar, Narnaul, Karnal, Rohtak, Panchkula, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar in Haryana were among the places to receive rain. In Punjab, rains lashed Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Mohali, it said.
Delhi sees 186% more rain this year pre-monsoon season
With the fresh spell of rain in Delhi on Wednesday, the total precipitation recorded this pre-monsoon season in the national capital was 184.3 mm which is 186 per cent more than normal rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department. Copious rainfall also yielded the best air quality in the January to May period in the city since 2016, barring 2020 which saw strict lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19. Meteorologists have attributed the excess rainfall and below-normal temperatures this pre-monsoon season (March to May) to higher-than-usual western disturbances -- weather systems that originate in the Mediterranean region and bring unseasonal rainfall to northwest India.
Himachal witnessed wettest May, ₹192 crore crop loss in pre-monsoon season
Himachal Pradesh recorded an excess of 84 percent rainfall in May which is highest in 19 years. It has taken the state's crop loss in pre-monsoon season to over ₹192 crore. Surender Paul, director at Shimla India Meteorological Department (IMD) told PTI that as against the normal average of 63.3 mm for May, the state received an average of 116.8 mm of rainfall this May. According to IMD data available since 2004, the state witnessed the wettest May in 2023. Until now, it recorded deficient rains in May, except in 2010 and 2016 which witnessed 28 per cent and five per cent of excess rainfall respectively, Paul said. This year's pre-monsoon season from March 1 to May 30 recorded 286 mm rainfall against the normal of 240.7 mm -- an excess of 19 per cent.
(With inputs from agencies)
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