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The Hindu
02-07-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Most parts in A.P. likely to receive normal rainfall in July, says IMD
Most parts in Andhra Pradesh are likely to receive normal rainfall in July, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which released its weather outlook for the country for the month on Monday (June 30, 2025). Elaborating about the rainfall activity in Andhra Pradesh, S. Karunasagar, Senior Scientist, IMD, Amaravati, said the rainfall activity would remain normal in the Rayalaseema region in July. The South Coastal A.P. may receive normal to above-normal rainfall while the North Coastal A.P. may receive normal to below-normal rainfall. Since the onset of the Southwest monsoon in the State on May 26, the State has received a deficit rainfall of 21%, which, however, has improved from June 22, when the deficit percentage stood at 37.5. While experts say that June is the least rainall contributing month during the Southwest monsoon season, the State recorded above-normal rainfall of 154.8 mm last year in June. This time, the average rainfall was 79.9 mm when compared to the normal of 101.1 mm. Of 26 districts, only East Godavari recorded excess rainfall between May 26 and July 1, according to IMD, Amaravati Director S. Stella. All the districts in Rayalaseema and South Coastal A.P. have reported deficient rainfall in the first month of the monsoon, with the districts of SPSR Nellore, Annamayya and YSR Kadapa recording 'large deficient' rainfall. 'While the country saw above-normal rainfall in June, Andhra Pradesh recorded a deficient rainfall. But usually, it is September rainfall, followed by August, that contributes more to the State during the monsoon season,' said Mr. Karunasagar. Meanwhile, unlike June when weather remained hot and sultry, the State may record below normal to normal maximum and minimum temperatures in July. As per the weekly forecast issued by the IMD, thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning and strong winds touching a speed of 50 kmph, are likely in isolated places across the State until July 7, under the influence of a low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha. The associated cyclonic circulation is likely to move slowly west-north westwards across Jharkhand during the next 24 hours. There is also a monsoon trough that now passes through the centre of the low-pressure area over Jharkhand and its neighbourhood, and then south eastwards to east-central Bay of Bengal, the IMD said.
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
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.
