Active monsoon conditions over north Peninsular, central & adjoining East India during next 5 days

Significant Weather features:  Under the influence of yesterday’s Cyclonic Circulation over Northwest Bay of Bengal, a Low Pressure Area has formed over Northwest & adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts today morning. It is very likely to move nearly westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours. A trough runs from cyclonic circulation associated with the above Low Pressure Area to southeast Uttar Pradesh across Odisha & Chhattisgarh in lower tropospheric levels. The western end of Monsoon Trough runs along the foothills of the Himalayas, and its eastern end lies south of its normal position.

Weather Forecast and Warnings: 
East India: Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thunderstorm & lightning with isolated heavy rainfall activity very likely over Gangetic West Bengal during 05th -07th; Odisha during 05th-08th; Jharkhand on 05th & 08th and over Andaman & Nicobar Islands during 05th -09th September. Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over Gangetic West Bengal & Odisha on 05th September. 

South India: Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana and North Interior Karnataka on 05th & 06th, over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during 05th -07th; over Rayalaseema on 05th; over Coastal & South Interior Karnataka on 08th & 09th and over Kerala & Mahé during 05th -09th September. Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana on 05th September. 

Central India: Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thunderstorm & lightning with 2 isolated heavy rainfall very likely over East Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha during 05th–09th; over Chhattisgarh during 05th–07th; over West Madhya Pradesh during 06th–09th September. Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over Chhattisgarh on 05th and over Vidarbha on 06th September. 

West India: Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thunderstorm & lightning with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Marathwada during 05th–08th and over Konkan & Goa during 07th–09th and Madhya Maharashtra during 06th-09th September and over Gujarat Region on 08th September. 

Northeast India: Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/thunderstorm with isolated heavy rainfall activity very likely over Assam & Meghalaya on 08th & 09th and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura during 07th - 09th September. 

Northwest India: Light/moderate isolated to scattered rainfall/thunderstorm with isolated heavy rainfall activity very likely over West Uttar Pradesh on 06th; over East Uttar Pradesh on 06th & 07th; over East Rajasthan during 07th-09th; over Uttarakhand on 08th & 09th September.