The monsoon made a delayed entry into Konkan, Mumbai and South Gujarat on an action-packed day when a sea-based remnant of erstwhile cyclone Nanauk took control over the proceedings.
The remnant is now a rudimentary upper air circulation over north-east Arabian Sea, not far from Mumbai, but will still be able to dictate weather over the city and the West Coast.
On Sunday, moisture fanned in by the ‘low’ set off thunderstorms over North India too; Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh were among the beneficiaries.
The thunderstorms helped bring down the mercury level and offered respite over an entire stretch of area that has been baking under a harsh summer sun for quite some time.
In fact, the ‘low’ may now be preparing the ground for what is projected to be a week of animated monsoon activity not just for the West coast but also over Bay of Bengal and adjoining East India.
India Met Department said that the monsoon has extended its reach along the entire West coast with the Konkan-Mumbai-South Gujarat stretch being covered on Sunday. Over land, it entered South Madhya Maharashtra, parts of North interior Karnataka, most of South interior Karnataka, parts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Its Northern limit linked Veraval and Surat in South Gujarat with Sangli, Bellary, Nandyal and Bapatla in peninsular interior, and Cooch Behar and Gangtok in East and north-east India.
The Met said conditions were becoming favourable for the monsoon to enter more parts of interior Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the next three days.