The Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a warning of heavy rain in various areas of the country, including eastern Uttar Pradesh, for the next 5 days. On the other hand, private weather agency Skymet has also said that due to the formation of low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, a system of new monsoon winds could be formed during the next 24 hours. Due to this system, the monsoon is expected to return 15-20 days late than its projected time.
Weather agencies said the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal will be affected.
According to the Meteorological Department's warning, during the next 12 hours, Parvi is in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana, Coastal Andhra, Coastal Karnataka. , Kerala, Rayalaseema, Konkan, and Goa may receive light thundershowers at isolated places over the next 12 hours. Also, the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in the Himalayan part of West Bengal, Sikkim, and different places of Northeast India during the next 3-4 days.
Skymet said a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is developing in northern Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of Odisha. Due to this, new monsoon winds from both the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea will continue from the plains of the Ganges (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal) to Rajasthan for almost two weeks. This will affect the withdrawal of monsoon from North India. Usually, the monsoon, which returns from Delhi on September 21, will return 15 days late this time. This will be reflected in the monsoon rains in North India, which may continue until the first or second week of October.
Heavy rain between 16 and 18 September in Delhi
According to Skymet's assessment, the eastern monsoon winds blowing due to the new system will affect the states of Central and North India from September 13 to 18. As a result, heavy rains will occur in Maharashtra and West Madhya Pradesh on September 14 and 15, while heavy rains will be recorded between September 16 and 18 in northern Madhya Pradesh and areas around the national capital Delhi.
September rain quota will be complete
This time in September, it received 29 percent less rainfall than normal during the first 10 days. But Skymet scientists say that in the coming days, two consecutive seasonal systems are going to be formed over the Bay of Bengal, due to which this shortage of rain is expected to go away.
Onion arrivals will be affected, the sky will touch prices
Due to the slow arrival of old onions due to rain, the prices already touching the metropolis may increase further. Onion traders say that onion, which came as a kharif crop from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka between July and September, has worsened in the rain this time. Onions stored in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh are also getting spoiled in these states due to record-breaking rain due to moisture capture. Due to this, prices of already growing onion may increase further.
Due to a decrease in supply, onion prices have risen from 23 to 30 rupees per kg in the wholesale markets, whereas in August the prices were running from 8 to 10 rupees per kg. The traders have expected the prices to reach Rs 100 per kg in the month of October if this continues. However, this situation is also likely to improve when a new crop arrives in November.