According to IMD Amaravati, the Southwest Monsoon has mostly swept the southern coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and is now approaching the NTR district. The monsoon might cover all of Andhra Pradesh in another three days if the current trend continues, it was reported on Wednesday.
The southern coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP), Yanam, Rayalaseema, and northern coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) were all under a heavy rain warning that the IMD issued for isolated areas on Thursday and Friday.
Southwest Monsoon in Advance
The IMD report stated that the conditions were favorable for the southwest monsoon to move further inland across some additional regions of the southern Indian peninsula, some portions of Odisha, additional portions of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and some portions of East Uttar Pradesh over the next two to three days.
For the next two days, it was forecast that isolated areas in the coastline and Rayalaseema districts will likely experience gusty winds at a speed of 30 to 40 mph.
- Southwest Monsoon reaches Andhra Pradesh, potentially covering the entire region in three days.
- IMD report predicts southwest monsoon to move inland in southern India.
- Mercury readings drop in several states, with the highest temperatures in Bapatla and Nandigama.
On Wednesday, many areas of the state experienced a 3 to 4-degree Celsius drop in mercury readings. On Wednesday, Bapatla and Nandigama both registered temperatures of 41.2 degrees Celsius, the highest in the state. The temperatures in the remaining regions of the state ranged from 31 to 39 degrees.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, there was mild to moderate rainfall in a few districts, including Krishna, Guntur, NTR, and some others, according to the weather office. The maximum rainfall was 7.5 cm at Vepada in the Vizianagaram district, according to the report.
