Monsoon likely to pick up in AP after June 12
Visakhapatnam: Rainfall over Andhra Pradesh is likely to remain subdued for over a week as the progress of southwest monsoon has stalled. The state is experiencing hot and humid weather despite southwest monsoon reaching AP on May 26, almost nine days prior its usual advancement in June.
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A fresh weather system is likely to develop in the Bay of Bengal around June 11, which may strengthen the monsoon from June 12.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that sweltering weather conditions will prevail in the next four days. There will be gradual rise in maximum temperature by two to three degrees Celsius over coastal Andhra Pradesh (CAP) and Rayalaseema regions in the state for the next four days.
While Jangamaheswarapuram, Narsapur, Gannavaram, Machilipatnam, Kavali, Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Tuni, Nandigama and few other places in the coastal AP are likely to experience hot and humid weather for next four days, similar conditions are expected to prevail in parts of Rayalaseema region.
The southwest monsoon, which is considered the lifeblood of the state's economy, delivers more than 60% of the rain that the state needs to water farms and fill tanks and reservoirs.
In Andhra Pradesh, nearly 60% of the farmlands, which have no proper irrigation, depend on the annual June-Sept monsoon rains for crop growth. Parts of the state recorded the maximum temperatures between 38-41°C in the past three days. The high humidity levels (50-75%) made the prevailing weather even more unbearable for the people in coastal AP.
"As of now, conditions are not favourable to pick up the progress of the monsoon in the state and hence, the hot and humid weather has returned. The monsoon rains will be reduced in the next few days," said S Karunasagar, scientist at IMD-Amaravati.
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