Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Will the weather gods play spoilsport with Rongali Bihu festivities this year? This is likely to be the case, as the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Guwahati has predicted rain for April 14 and 15 in Assam and neighbouring states. Heavy rainfall was experienced in Guwahati last night, with 27.5 mm of rainfall recorded.
Thunderstorms were also recorded at Majuli and neighbouring areas in the state in the last 24 hours.
According to the forecast for April 14, moderate rain is very likely to occur at many places over Assam & Meghalaya; light to moderate rain is very likely to occur at a few places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur & Tripura. However, no large change in maximum temperatures is likely in the region.
The RMC has also issued a warning of thunderstorms and lightning, accompanied with gusty winds reaching up to 40-50 km/h, which are very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam & Tripura on April 14. Thunderstorms and lightning accompanied with gusty winds reaching up to 30-40 km/h are very likely to occur at isolated places over Manipur & Mizoram. Thunderstorms and lightning are very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & Nagaland. Heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam.
According to the RMC, the primary reason for the weather upheaval is the upper air cyclonic circulation over north Bangladesh and neighbourhood now lies over south Assam at 1.5 km above mean sea level. However, the upper air cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam and its neighbourhood has become less marked. The trough from central Assam to the West Central Bay of Bengal at 3.1km above mean sea level has become less marked.
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