Heavy Rain Alert: The return of monsoon has caused a stir again in the weather. By the end of September, there is a possibility of new rains in North India and some eastern and Madhya Pradesh regions.
Heavy Rain Alert: The monsoon has become active once again. By the end of September, there will be a rage form of rain. Monsoon has gone away due to dry western winds from most areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan. The weather is also becoming dry in Haryana and Punjab. Soon the monsoon will also be farewell from the plains of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. However, it is possible to return rain in many parts of North India even after the return of monsoon. The Meteorological Department has said that a new low-pension area is being built in the Bay of Bengal, which can bring rain while moving forward.
A new low pressure in the Bay of Bengal
A new low pressure area is going to be formed in the Bay of Bengal around 25 September. It can spread to Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in a few days, due to which there is a possibility of heavy rains in these states. Due to the impact of this system, western winds will retreat and rain may return in the plains of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh by the end of the month. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather of mountainous states of north-west India will now be dry. There is a possibility of returning to the southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh and some parts of Jammu and Kashmir, but due to less moisture than normal, rain will be less. Light rain will continue in Uttarakhand, while the monsoon is going to be completely departed from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
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The highest rainfall in mountainous areas
As of 17 September, the country received about 8% more rainfall than normal. But the rain did not remain equal everywhere. Some areas received more rainfall and some received less rainfall. North-west, central and southern peninsular regions received high rainfall than normal, while east and north-east received about 18% less rainfall. According to the states, Uttar Pradesh received an average of 695.6 mm rainfall, which is about 4% less than normal. Bihar received an average of 1,029 mm rainfall, which is 2% more than normal, but most of the rainfall occurred in the last phase of monsoon. Uttarakhand recorded 1,299 mm, Punjab 37% more, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh 30-40% more rainfall.