Forecast valid until the morning of August 6. Rain/Thundershowers:East: Many places in Assam and Meghalaya, Nagasland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Orissa (south Orissa); a few places in Arunachal Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal , Jharkhand, Bihar.North: Many places in Uttar Pradesh (west Uttar Pradesh), Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan; a few places in Jammu and Kashmir.Central; Many places in Madhya Pradesh (south Madhya Pradesh), Vidarbha, Chattisgarh (south Chattisgarh).Peninsula: Many places in Gujarat Region, Saurashtra and Kutch, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, coastal Karnataka, interior Karnataka, Kerala; a few places in Tamil Nadu. Islands: Many places in Andaman and Nicobar; a few places in Lakshadweep.Temperatures recorded in four metropolitan centres were: Kolkata: Max 32 (n) dc/ Min 27 (+1) dcNew Delhi: Max 36 (+2) dc/ Min 27 (N) dcChennai: Max 33 (-2) dc/ Min 25 (-1) dcMumbai: Max 31 (+2) dc/ Min 23 (-2) dcThe low pressure area over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off south Orissa-north Andhra coasts now lies over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of south Orissa-north Andhra Pradesh. Associated cyclonic circulation extends up to mid tropospheric levels tilting southwestwards with height.The axis of the monsoon trough at sea level passes through Phalodi, Sawai Madhopur, shivpuri, Jabaldpur, Titlagarh,centre of low pressure area and thence southeastwards tonorth Andaman Sea. The off-shore trough at sea level from Maharashtra coast to kerala coast persists. The cyclonic circulation over Gujarat Regioon and neighbourhood persists and now lies between 2.1 and 4.5 kms a.s.l. The other cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan and neighbourhood persists and now extends upto 0.9 km a.s.l.The western disturbance as an upper air system over north Pakistan and neighbourhood now lies over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir. system is likely to move eastnortheastwards. The cyclonic circulation over east Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood has become sless marked.Total rainfall during the past 24 hours at 161 available stations in the plains, out of 291 stations, is 145 cms. Normal for the above 161 stations is 153 cms.The southwest Monsoon has been active in west Uttar Pradesh. It has been subdued in Jharkhand.
