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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Hindu
Rainfall eases in South Coastal A.P.
After receiving extremely heavy rainfall from Tuesday night to Thursday morning, the districts of NTR, Guntur, Krishna, Bapatla, Palnadu, West and East Godavari did not report any significant rainfall activity on Thursday, despite a red alert in place for these districts on Thursday. According to information on the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the A.P. State Development and Planning Society, between 8.30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursday, the highest rainfall of 52 mm was recorded in Srungavarapukota of Vizianagaram district. It was followed by Pydibhimavaram of Sriakakulam district with 48.25 mm rainfall and Kotapadu in Eluru district with 42 mm rainfall. A few places in the districts of Alluri Sitarama Raju, Anakapalli, NTR, Palnadu, East Godavari, Tirupati received light to moderate rainfall. According to the rainfall bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday, the chief amounts of rainfall recorded between 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday and the corresponding time period on Thursday, Tanuku in West Godavari recorded the highest of 240 mm or 24 cm, Nandigama in NTR district recorded 190 mm, Tadepalligudem in West Godavari recorded 160 mm, Amalapuram in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema recorded 130 mm, Vijayawada received 130 mm, Bhimadole in Eluru district recorded 10 mm. Many other places in North and South Coast A.P. received above 50 mm rainfall during the 24 hour period. There was light to moderate rainfall in Rayalseema. After the two days of extremely heavy rainfall in many places, the overall rainfall has drastically come down. From June 1 to August 14, the State received an average of 338. 2 mm of rainfall, against the normal of 309.5 mm. Except for six districts, including East and West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, SPSR Nellore, Srikakulam and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, have recorded either normal or excess rainfall during the two-and-a-half month period. The IMD has issued a heavy rainfall forecast for North Coastal A.P. until August 19. Thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely across the State till August 19. For Rayalaseema and South Coastal A.P., a forecast of light to moderate rainfall is in place. The low-pressure area remained over northwest and adjoining areas of westcentral Bay of Bengal and South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts at 8.30 a.m. on Thursday. The associated upper air cyclonic circulation extended upto 7.6 km above mean sea level. It is likely to move west-north-westwards across south Odisha-North Coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next 24 hours. There are two troughs, one passing through Kalingapatnam, among other places, and also through centre of low-pressure area over the Bay, and another passing through the central parts of Bay of Bengal to northeast Arabian sea across the upper air cyclonic circulation, associated with the low-pressure area.
The Hindu
14-06-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Some places in coastal Andhra report high daytime temperatures; no rain as of 11 a.m.
While the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Amaravati had predicted isolated heavy rainfall in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) until June 16, 2025, some places in the region have reported high daytime temperatures, as of 11 a.m. on June 14, 2025. At 11 a.m., according to the information on A.P. State Development and Planning Society, Yerrampeta in Chintur mandal in NCAP's Alluri Sitaram Raju district reported 39.8 degree Celsius, G. Sigadam in Ganguvarisigadam in Srikakulam district reported 37.9 degree Celsius, Gurla in Vizianagaram reported 37.68 degree Celsius. The high temperatures continued in Rayalaseema too. Between 8.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday (June 14, 2025), very light to light rain was recorded, with a maximum of 27 mm, in Annamayya district of Rayalaseema. The IMD, on June 13, predicted that the NCAP would receive isolated heavy rainfall owing to the upper air cyclonic circulation over Southwest Telangana and neighbourhood that lay over North Interior Karnataka and Rayalaseema and also owing to a trough that runs from west central Arabian Sea to South Coastal Odisha across an upper air cyclonic circulation over North Interior Karnataka. The whole State may receive light to moderate rain, accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in the next few days.
The Hindu
02-06-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
IMD forecasts minimal rain activity in Andhra Pradesh until June 9 with a slight temperature increase
There will not be much rain activity in the State until June 9 and daytime temperatures are also going to see a slight increase, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast issued on June 2, Monday. The southwest monsoon arrived in the State on May 26 (last Monday), eight days ahead of its usual date of around June 4, leading to widespread rainfall in the State last week. However, at present, dry and humid conditions are prevailing at many places. This, according to the IMD authorities, is nothing out of the normal pattern. IMD, Amaravati, Director S. Stella said many stations in the State had received 'large excess' rainfall during the month of May. 'Last week was a good monsoon start. There will be a brief pause in the rainfall activity before it resumes again after June 11. This is a normal rainfall pattern,' Ms. Stella said. She added that the IMD has predicted above-normal rainfall for the State in June and also throughout the southwest monsoon. There will be a gradual rise in daytime temperatures in the State by 2-3° Celsius till June 4, according to the IMD forecast. Light to moderate rain, accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms, is expected in one or two places (25% or less than 25% stations). The probablity of the same is less. At present, lower tropospheric Westerly/Southwesterly winds are prevailing over Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, which has brought about the change in the weather. Except for a few stations in Rayalaseema that received patchy rainfall, all other stations in the State recorded above 38° Celsius daytime temperatures on Monday. Jangamaheswarapuram recorded the day's maximum temperature of 41° Celsius. The daytime temperatures in Visakhapatnam, Narsapur, Machilipatnam and Kakinada too remained above 38° Celsius. At 7 p.m., the minimum temperatures remained above 35° Celsius in many stations in the districts of Prakasam, NTR, Palnadu, Bapatla and SPSR Nellore, according to the realtime data provided by the A.P. State Development and Planning Society.
The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Widespread rain in coastal areas and Rayalaseema on May 21 and 22
Many places across the State received moderate to heavy rainfall on Tuesday under the influence of a convection over the coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Rain is likely to continue in the State for the next two days until May 22. India Meteorological Department, Amaravati, Director S. Stella said there would be widespread moderate rain in the coastal region and Rayalaseema due to an upper air cyclonic circulation over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, which now lies over Westcentral Bay of Bengal and South Andhra Pradesh. On Tuesday, the day's highest of 71.5 mm of rainfall was recorded in Nitravatti of Kurnool district, followed by Karapa in Kakinada district where 65.25 mm was recorded and Katikapalli in Chittoor district where 58.25 mm of rainfall was recorded, according to the realtime rainfall information updated on the A.P. State Development and Planning Society between 8.30 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The IMD has said heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied with lightning, thunderstorms and gusty winds, is likely at isolated places across the State on May 21 and 22. Thereafter, until May 26, light rain is likely at isolated places in the State. While the IMD has said the onset of Southwest Monsoon is likely in the next five days, earlier than the first announced date of May 27, there is no clarity yet on the arrival of the monsoon in the State. Ms. Stella said a low pressure is likely to form on May 22 over the Karnataka coast that is likely to move northward and intensify further. 'That might impact the progress of the monsoon in Andhra Pradesh. Firstly, we need to wait for the onset of the monsoon in Kerala and only then we can say when it is going to be in A.P.,' she said.
