Low Pressures in Bay of Bengal may trigger rainfall in Andhra Pradesh from May 13

The Meteorological Center in Amravati predicts that the continuous surface trough in the southern Andaman Sea and its associated Sumatra islands is likely to cause low pressure in the Southeast Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea areas on May 13, which would result inslight to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms in the parts of North Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema areas over the next two days. It is learnt that the impact of the Emphan cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has been disappeared.

The low pressure in the Bay of Bengal is not strong due to adverse weather conditions as a result, the Emphan Cyclone is weakened. Officials said that it was weakened after low pressure has moved away from the Indian Ocean. However, it remains to be seen whether the present situation of surface trough in Bay of Bengal may turn into a cyclone with the presence of low pressure.

Meanwhile, it is expected that in the next 20 days, the south-west winds will touch the coast of Kerala. The monsoon would likely to hit the Andaman coast by May 20 followed by it reaches reach Kerala via Sri Lanka. This process takes at least 10 days, which means the monsoon will hit Arabian Sea coast by June 1. With the prevailing weather conditions favourable, the monsoon season is expected to enter the country on time