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New Delhi : The western end of monsoon trough lies to the south of its normal position and its eastern end lies near its normal position. It is very likely to shift northwards towards the foothills of Himalayas from July 9, 2020, onwards.
In addition, moist southwesterly/southerly winds from Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levelsias very likely to converge over northeast sand adjoining east India from July 8, 2020, and southwesterly/southerly winds from Arabian sea very likely to converge over northwest India from July 9, 2020, onwards, according to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi, India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Under the influence of above synoptic conditions, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over Western Himalayan Region, northern parts of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and northeastern states during July 9 to July 12, 2020.
Isolated extremely heavy falls (≥ 20 cm) are also very likely over Uttarakhand on July 11 & 12, 2020, over East Uttar Pradesh during July 210 to 12; over Bihar on July 10 & 11; over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh during July 9 to July 11, 2020, according to a PIB release.