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New Delhi : Under favourable meteorological conditions, there had been steady progress of Southwest Monsoon during the past week (June 11-16) and it has covered entire Northeast & East India, most parts of West and Central India and some parts of Uttar Pradesh during this period.
The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) passed through Kandla, Ahmedabad, Indore, Raisen, Khajuraho, Fatehpur, Bahraich, and Lat.28°N/Long.81.5°E on June 16, 2020 and it remained at the same position till 18th June 2020.
Due to present meteorological scenario, the Southwest Monsoon is not likely to progress further till June 21, 2020. Conditions are likely to become favourable thereafter for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Western Himalayan Region during June 22 to June 24, 2020.
Southwest Monsoon is likely to reach Haryana including National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) around June 25, 2020. During the course of progress of Southwest Monsoon, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls likely over Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh during June 22-24, 2020, according to a PIB release. The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) continues to pass through Kandla, Ahmedabad, Indore, Raisen, Khajuraho, Fatehpur and Bahraich.
A trough runs from central Pakistan to Manipur at lower tropospheric levels and a cyclonic circulation lies over Jharkhand and neighbourhood at lower & midtropospheric levels. Under the influence of these systems and its oscillation, widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to continue over east & northeast India during next 5 days.
Central India is also very likely to experience fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over East Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh during next 5 days.
Due to likely dry northwesterly winds at lower tropospheric levels over most parts of Rajasthan, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions very likely over Rajasthan during next 2-3 days.