Daily Crop Weather Information on 20 August 2020

Abstract

The Well Marked Low Pressure Area lies over north interior Odisha & adjoining Jharkhand. It is very likely to move nearly westwards across Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh during next 3-4 days. • The monsoon trough is active and south of its normal position. An east-west shear zone runs roughly along Lat. 20°N across central India between 3.6 km & 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwards with height. • In addition to above above systems, there is convergence of strong southwesterly/southerly winds at lower levels over northwest India very likely to continue till today, the 20 August, 2020. Under the influence of this system: (i) Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over Odisha on today, the 20 August; over Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana on 20 & 21; over Gujarat and Rajasthan till 23 August, 2020. (ii) Isolated extremely heavy falls are likely over odisha, Chhattisgarh & Telangana on today, the 20 August; over west Madhya Pradesh on 21; over East Rajasthan on 22 and over Gujarat state on 22 & 23 August, 2020. (III) Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with Isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over northwest India including Western Himalayan region on today, the 20 August, 2020 and its intensity & distribution decrease significantly thereafter. • Moderate to severe thunderstorm accompanied with lightning at isolated places very likely over Chhattisgarh, West Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Assam & meghalaya during next 12 hours.