VISAKHAPATNAM: Even as there is no sign of the southwest monsoon regaining its vigour over the state, the brewing low pressure zone over the Bay of Bengal triggered isolated rainfall in a few districts in coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Vijayawada recorded a precipitation of 3 cm, the highest in the state. Tanuku and Palakoderu in West Godavari district recorded 2 cm rainfall.
However, the weather in Rayalaseema almost remained dry, with no places in the region witnessing major rainfall. However, the weathermen said that hope for the rain is not all lost. The low pressure area over the Gangetic West Bengal and its adjoining area in Jharkhand has become well marked. Now, the associated upper air cyclonic circulation extends up to 9.5 km above the mean sea level.
“The trough on the sea level chart now runs from Odisha to South Tamil Nadu across the coastal AP which may trigger light to moderate rain and thundershower activities at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema in the next 48 hours,” said an IMD official on Monday evening. As per the report by APSDPS, the state, as on Monday has recorded an average rainfall of 213 mm when compared to the normal of 214.6 mm, with a negative deviation of 0.7 per cent.