GUWAHATI: Even though six of the seven northeastern states have been receiving scanty rainfall since the onset of monsoon two months ago, IMD It said on Tuesday that there would be heavy to very heavy rain in the region this week.
The tourist destination Cherrapunji is likely to receive the highest rainfall, although Meghalaya has recorded 27% less rainfall since June 1.
As of Tuesday, Manipur has the highest rainfall deficit of 58% in the region. “In the next three to four days, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over Northeast, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya,” said Sunit Das, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Center, IMD.
The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain or thundershowers at many places in the northeast during the next five days.
Das attributed the change in weather conditions to the shifting of the monsoon trough along the Himalayan foothills. At the same time, he said that due to large-scale penetration of moisture from the Bay of Bengal, there is a possibility of heavy rains due to intensifying southwesterly winds in the lower levels.
The rainfall deficit in Arunachal Pradesh has been 36 per cent since June 1, followed by Meghalaya (-27%) and Nagaland (-25%). In Assam and Mizoram each state has a shortfall of 22%. Although Tripura A decrease of 19% was also recorded during this period, which is still considered to be in the normal range as per meteorological calculations.
All of the three weather subdivisions of the Northeast have received markedly deficient rainfall. The highest deficit of -36 per cent has been in Arunachal Pradesh. The deficit in the meteorological subdivision of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura is -32%, while Assam-Meghalaya The subdivision related figure is -24%.
The tourist destination Cherrapunji is likely to receive the highest rainfall, although Meghalaya has recorded 27% less rainfall since June 1.
As of Tuesday, Manipur has the highest rainfall deficit of 58% in the region. “In the next three to four days, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over Northeast, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya,” said Sunit Das, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Center, IMD.
The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain or thundershowers at many places in the northeast during the next five days.
Das attributed the change in weather conditions to the shifting of the monsoon trough along the Himalayan foothills. At the same time, he said that due to large-scale penetration of moisture from the Bay of Bengal, there is a possibility of heavy rains due to intensifying southwesterly winds in the lower levels.
The rainfall deficit in Arunachal Pradesh has been 36 per cent since June 1, followed by Meghalaya (-27%) and Nagaland (-25%). In Assam and Mizoram each state has a shortfall of 22%. Although Tripura A decrease of 19% was also recorded during this period, which is still considered to be in the normal range as per meteorological calculations.
All of the three weather subdivisions of the Northeast have received markedly deficient rainfall. The highest deficit of -36 per cent has been in Arunachal Pradesh. The deficit in the meteorological subdivision of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura is -32%, while Assam-Meghalaya The subdivision related figure is -24%.
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