Daily Crop Weather Information on 28 August 2020

Abstract

The Well Marked Low Pressure Area lies over north Chhattisgarh & adjoining East Madhya Pradesh. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards across north Madhya Pradesh and south Uttar Pradesh during next 2 days and weaken gradually. • Western end of the Monsoon Trough runs near its normal position and the eastern end runs to the south of its normal position. The western end is likely to remain along its normal position during next 2 days and shift northwards to the foothills of Himalayas thereafter for subsequent 4-5 days. • In addition, the convergence of strong lower level southwesterly winds from Arabian Sea and easterly winds from Bay of Bengal is very likely over the plains of Northwest India during next 2-3 days. • Under the influence of the above systems: (a) Widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls likely over Vidharbha & Chhattisgarh on today, the 28th August, 2020; over West Madhya Pradesh on 28 & 29 ; over Gujarat state and Konkan & Goa on 29 Aug. Widespread rainfall with Isolated Extremely Heavy falls are very likely over East Madhya Today, the 28th August, 2020. (b) Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with Isolated heavy falls very likely over Uttarakhand & West Uttar Pradesh till 31st; over Punjab today, the 28th; over Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi on 28th & 29th; over West Rajasthan during 29th-31st; over East Rajasthan during 28th-31st August, 2020. Isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely over East Rajasthan on 29th & 30th August, 2020. • Moderate thunderstorm accompanied with lightning at isolated places very likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during next 12 hours.