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New Bay Low Pressure May Bring Rain To Andhra Pradesh
Weather experts are watching a new low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal.
It may form near the coasts of West Bengal and north Odisha.
This system could bring rain to many parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Rain is expected in North Andhra and Rayalaseema until September 2.
Thunder and lightning may happen in some places during the next two days.
People have been waiting for rain because earlier weather systems did not bring enough.
The country has received less rain than usual this monsoon.
Experts say El Niño may be causing unusually hot, summer-like weather in some areas.
A new low-pressure area may form over the northwest Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and north Odisha.
The India Meteorological Department expects the system to bring rain to parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Rainfall is forecast in North Andhra and Rayalaseema through September 2.
Thunderstorms, lightning and flashes are expected in several areas over the next two days.
India recorded 13 percent less average rainfall from June 1 to August 26, with larger deficits in Northeast and South India.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department, weather experts, farmers and residents are involved.
- What
- A new low-pressure area may develop and bring rain, thunderstorms and lightning to Andhra Pradesh; the headline also mentions Telangana.
- Where
- The system is expected in the northwest Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and the north Odisha coast; effects are forecast mainly in North Andhra and Rayalaseema.
- When
- Rainfall is forecast through September 2, with thunderstorms and lightning expected over the next two days.
- Why
- The low-pressure system may provide rainfall after earlier systems failed to deliver expected rain, amid an overall monsoon rainfall deficit.
Key facts
- Forecast agency
- India Meteorological Department
- Expected system
- A new low-pressure area in the northwest Bay of Bengal
- Formation area
- Near the West Bengal and north Odisha coasts
- Forecast regions
- North Andhra and Rayalaseema
- Forecast period
- Through September 2
- National rainfall deficit
- 13 percent below average from June 1 to August 26
- Possible weather influence
- Experts attributed summer-like conditions in some regions to El Niño
Sources
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