Jamshedpur: The districts of Jharkhand are expected to experience restricted rainfall over the next three to four days due to a subdued monsoon, according to the weathermen. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Ranchi Meteorological Centre has forecasted light to moderate rain at a few places in the next four to five days, with no heavy rainfall alerts issued for any parts of the state for at least the next five days.
Today, several regions in southern, central, and northern Jharkhand witnessed bright sunshine, a departure from the usual monsoon cloud cover. The forecast also indicated a gradual rise in maximum temperatures by two to three degrees Celsius over the next 72 hours, suggesting a brief spell of warm weather.
Satellite imagery analyzed today revealed a cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal, extending up to 5.8 km above mean sea level and tilting southward with height. This cyclonic circulation is expected to give rise to a fresh low-pressure area over the east-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal today, August 29. This low-pressure system is likely to move west-northwestwards, coming close to the south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts over the next two days.
In addition to this, satellite images also indicated an east-west trough stretching from south-east Uttar Pradesh to the cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal, extending up to 3.1 km above mean sea level. The monsoon trough at mean sea level, as observed yesterday, was passing through the center of a deep depression over Saurashtra and Kutch, extending through Udaipur, Shivpuri, Churk, Daltonganj, Digha, and southeastwards to the east-central Bay of Bengal.
Jharkhand’s rainfall deficit currently stands at 9 percent, which is considered as good as normal for this time of the year. Against the seasonal normal of 778 mm, the state has so far received 707 mm of rainfall. Several districts, including Dhanbad, Garhwa, Khunti, Palamu, Ranchi, Simdega, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Latehar, and Giridih, have reported surplus rainfall. However, the remaining 15 districts still appear on the rain deficit list, underscoring the uneven distribution of monsoon rainfall across the state.
Despite the subdued monsoon activity, the IMD has not indicated any severe weather events for Jharkhand in the immediate forecast period. However, residents are advised to stay updated on weather developments, especially with the formation of a new low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal that could influence weather patterns in the coming days.
