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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Climate
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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
25-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Southwest monsoon likely to reach A.P. in next three days
With the southwest monsoon arriving in Kerala on Saturday, a week ahead of the normal date of onset, Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness an early arrival too. India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati, S. Stella says the monsoon is expected to arrive in the State within the next three days. Usually, the monsoon sets in Andhra Pradesh around June 4, four to seven days after its onset in Kerala. At present, the three regions of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema are experiencing pre-monsoon showers. May, which started on a cooler note, has witnessed rain for the most of it, while the day temperatures remained below 42 degrees Celsius, according to the data available with the IMD. The State has received 88.5 mm of rain against the normal of 39.2 mm between May 1 and May 21, a departure from the normal by 126%, according to the IMD. Again, there is a forecast of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and gusty winds, in isolated places across the State until May 30. An IMD bulletin says that in addition to conditions being favourable for the advancement of southwest monsoon into Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other States, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the west-central and its adjoining north Bay of Bengal around May 27. These two factors may lead to heavy rain in the State. On May 24, Ichchapuram in Srikakulam district received the day's maximum of 46.25 mm rainfall, according to the realtime data updated as of 7 p.m. on the Andhra Pradesh State Development and Planning Society. Many places across the State received patchy rain on Saturday.
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.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
May in Andhra Pradesh starts cooler than usual with below-normal temperatures
While May is usually the peak summer time in the State with heatwave-like conditions, this year, the month has begun on a cooler note, as rains and thunderstorms have brought down daytime temperatures. Many stations in the State have been recording below-normal daytime temperatures continuously since May 1, and the deviation in the maximum temperatures from the normal in these stations is between 0 and 3° Celsius, according to data available with the India Meteorological Department (IMD). No heatwave days were observed so far in May. In Rayalaseema too, starting May 1 till May 11, the daytime temperatures have not crossed the 42° Celsius mark, which too, was recorded only twice, once in Nandyal on May 4 and again in Nandyal and Kurnool on May 5. As this is the case, the IMD has predicted thunderstorms, accompanied with lightning and gusty winds, at isolated places across the three regions of Rayalaseema, North and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh till May 18. A note of caution has been sounded to the public and farmers. On May 15, 16 and 17, light to moderate rain is expected in many places in the State, due to the north-south trough from Marathwada to Gulf of Mannar across Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that lies at 0.9 km above mean sea level and advancing of Southwest Monsoon into South Andaman Sea, some parts of Southeast Bay of Bengal and Nicobar Islands around May 13. While the Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala on May 27, ahead of its normal date, the monsoon in the State can be expected four to seven days from then. Normally, the monsoon sets over Kerala around June 1, according to IMD. Äfter the onset, the Southwest monsoon takes four to seven days to reach Andhra Pradesh. Usually, starting with Rayalaseema around June 4, the monsoon covers the entire State by June 11 or 13, said IMD, Amaravati, Director S. Stella. However, she added that since the State has a long coast line, many factors, such as wind pattern or cyclonic conditions, if any, may advance or delay the onset of monsoon. 'The exact date will be known once the onset begins in Kerala,' she said. While beginning of the monsoon would generally mean relief from scorching heat, there is a possibility that the temperatures may remain high even during June and July, said IMD, Amaravati, Senior Scientist S. Karunasagar, adding that in the year 2024, heatwaves were observed during these two months.
The Hindu
01-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Above-normal maximum, minimum temperatures in Andhra Pradesh in May: IMD
Above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures and normal to above-normal rainfall have been predicted for Andhra Pradesh for May, in the Monthly Temperature and Rainfall Outlook for the country, released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on April 30. According to the report, above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country except many parts of southern peninsular India in May. Andhra Pradesh will see above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures this month. The probabilities of the same, however, are less. While the probability of the State registering above-normal maximum temperatures is between 33.5% and 55%, the probability of above-normal minimum temperatures in the State is between 33.5% and 65%. In a major relief, the number of heatwave days, on an average, is likely to be fewer in May, except for a few corners in North Andhra Pradesh. While at present, the IMD, Amaravati, has given a forecast of thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning and gusty winds, at Isolated places across the three regions of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema until May 7, there will not be any major change in maximum and minimum temperatures. IMD, Amaravati, Director S. Stella said the temperatures were expected to rise after May 8 in the State. She said while hot and humid temperatures would continue in May, but the probability for a deviation in the daytime temperatures of more than 4 degree Celsius from the normal, one of the determining factors of declaring a heatwave in plain areas, was likely to be less this month. It will be a huge relief, as the State experienced severe heatwaves and heatwaves continuously in March and for a few days in April too. Rainfall Meanwhile, many places in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema continued to receive light to moderate rainfall on Thursday. According to realtime data updated on A.P. State Development Planning Society as of 8 p.m. on Thursday, Srisakthi Bhavan station in Giddalur mandal of Prakasam recorded the day's highest of 54 mm rainfall. It is followed by a few places in YSR, SPSR Nellore, Chittoor, among others. The A.P. State Disaster Management Authority has asked people to be careful before stepping out of their houses in view of thunderstorms and gales. Keeping in view the searing temperatures in a few States, the National Human Rights Commission on May 1 wrote to the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan asking them to take immediate steps to protect the vulnerable people from heat. It also called for provisioning of shelters, supply of relief materials, amendment of working hours and availability of standard procedures for treating heat-related illnesses.
