Isolated thundershowers, moderate rain likely in Andhra Pradesh till September 2
Andhra Pradesh faces a significant rainfall deficit of over 52% this monsoon season, with only isolated showers expected through early September. Authorities have issued warnings for fishermen and port operators due to projected squally weather and high surface currents.
Why it matters
The severe rain deficit threatens agricultural stability and water security in the region, while current weather systems pose risks to maritime safety.
Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness moderate rain or thundershowers in isolated places in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Rayalaseema until September 2, said a weather bulletin issued by the Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC) in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
The bulletin informed that a low-pressure area formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal–north Odisha coasts was likely to intensify due to an upper-air cyclonic circulation and move across Odisha over the next 48 hours.
With the core of the system concentrating further north, the weather system is likely to bring light to moderate rain or thundershowers to isolated places, it said.
Isolated areas in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam may experience lightning and strong surface winds reaching a speed of 40 to 50 kmph.
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