Dry spell for Maharashtra may end with monsoon revival by Saturday

PUNE: The monsoon has entered a weak phase in Maharashtra, southern parts of Telangana and north interior Karnataka.

The poor rainfall activity is likely to persist for another three to five days, after which the state can expect a revival.
After a drenching start set in motion by the severe Cyclone Nisarga, and later when the monsoon entered parts of Maharashtra, meteorologists with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Skymet Weather Services told TOI that monsoon has now slowed down in the state.
D S Pai, scientist and head of Climate Research and Services, IMD, Pune, said the monsoon has been weak over parts of Maharashtra, though it has been raining in northern and southern parts of the country.
“The weak monsoon activity in Maharashtra is a result of monsoon trough moving northwards. The rains may revive here after June 27-28,” Pai added.
By June 25, the monsoon trough will move close to the Himalayas causing the onset over the western Himalayas region, Delhi, Haryana and other regions in the next three to four days, he said.
GP Sharma, president, Skymet Weather Services told TOI, “In central parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and east MP had some rains, while it reduced in Maharashtra.”
Sharma said only one low pressure system has formed over Bay of Bengal so far. “Typically, after the monsoon’s onset, there should be at least two or three low pressure systems over Bay of Bengal in June. A circulation is expected over southwest Bay of Bengal along with the existing cyclonic circulation (currently over Bihar and adjoining area) which may move in favourable directions to bring back rains over Maharashtra after a few days from June 26,” he said.
IMD data showed that the three subdivisions in the state, Marathwada, Konkan-Goa and Madhya Maharashtra, received deficient to largely deficient rain on June 23.