Northeast monsoon all set to hit Andhra by end of this week

VISAKHAPATNAM: The much-awaited northeast monsoon is likely to set in over Andhra Pradesh in a couple of days from now. India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that easterly winds that ushered in the winter monsoon were likely to return after Monday or Tuesday towards south India. Andhra Pradesh may get those winds after Thursday or Friday, the weatherman added.
Met department officials said present weather models suggested that the onset of northeast monsoon was likely to take place after October 27 or 28.This would give an isolated rainfall activity in parts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking to TOI, IMD director YK Reddy said northeast monsoon normally made onset soon after the withdrawal of southwest monsoon. Sometimes there would be a little gap between the withdrawal of the onset. “This time, the southwest monsoon withdrawal was delayed.
So, the onset of the northeast monsoon would also be delayed. However, northeast monsoon would most probably hit the state within a week,” Reddy added. Met officials said that northeast monsoon was known for its volatile nature and long dry spells. It would give heavy rainfall within a short period in the Rayalaseema areas in particular, rather than coastal Andhra Pradesh and other plain areas of the state.
“Northeast monsoon doesn’t give any rains to Telangana. November is considered the wettest month for Rayalaseema people. But for the region, there have been weather systems in December too,” said a senior IMD official. On the other hand, the IMD stated that the upper air trough was now running from south Chhattisgarh to south Konkan across Telangana and south Maharashtra at 1.5 km above mean sea level. Favourable conditions were likely to develop for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some more parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the next two to three days.
The weatherman has forecast light to moderate rains at isolated places of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday