Rainfall likely in parts of Andhra Pradesh till May 16
Visakhapatnam: People in Rayalaseema and coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh can expect some respite as no heatwave alert has been issued for Andhra Pradesh this week.While mid-May is usually the peak summer with heatwave-like conditions, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that there will likely be no heatwave in the state till May 16.The weather agency has predicted thunderstorms, accompanied with lightning and gusty winds, at isolated places across north and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema regions till May 16.
There is also forecast of that heavy rains at isolated places over Rayalaseema till May 16.Many locations in Rayalaseema and coastal AP regions have been recording below normal daytime temperatures for the past 10 days and the deviation in the maximum temperatures from the normal in most of the stations in the state is between 1-3°C."No heatwave days were observed in April and so far in May. Though parts of the Rayalaseema and coastal AP regions recorded maximum temperatures between 42-44°C for a few days in the ongoing summer, the state did not record a single heatwave day so far in the summer season," said S Karuna Sagar, scientist at IMD-Amaravati. However, sweltering conditions may return in the later part of May. Despite the ongoing relief from hot and humid weather, the IMD forecast above normal maximum and minimum temperatures, and normal to above-normal rainfall for Andhra Pradesh for the month.On an average, the number of heatwave days in the state is likely to be fewer this May, except for a few locations in the north coastal region including Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam districts. There is a possibility that the temperatures and humidity levels may remain high during June even after the monsoon sets in over the state.In is noted that Andhra Pradesh recorded a rainfall of 64.3 mm from March 1 to May 12 as against the 56 mm of rainfall, which translates to around 15% excess rainfall. The rains and thunderstorms have brought down the daytime temperatures across the state.
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