The Highlights of the weather during the past week From 11th to 17th August 2018, During the week, Southwest Monsoon remained active over Telangana state with excess to large excess by +129% over the state as a whole. Under the influence of Low pressure system over Bay of Bengal & neighborhood and subsequently concentrated into Depression and movement along Odisha – Chhattisgarh, light to moderate Rain occurred at most places with heavy rainfall at a few places and very heavy rain at isolated places over Khammam, Bhadradri-Kothagudem Jayashankar-Bhupalpally, Adilabad, Komrambhem-Asifabab, Mancherial, Peddapalle and Mahabubabad during 11-12 August and again during 16-17 August over Adilabad, Komrambhem-Asifabab, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Jagtial, Rajanna-Sircilla, Peddapalle districts.
The State seasonal rainfall up to 17th August 2018 is normal with 479.0mm against normal 496.9mm, being deficit by -4%. Out of 584 Mandals: 1.6% of Mandals (8) received large excess, 16% of Mandals (94) received excess, 44% of Mandals (259) received normal, 37% of Mandals (216) received deficit and 1.4% of Mandals (7) received large deficit rainfall. The highest rainfall of 293.8mm recorded at Dandepalle (Mancherial) on 12th August and 237.8mm at Ichoda (Adilabad) on 17 August during the week.
(Note: large deficit rainfall (-60 to -99% deviation from normal), deficit (-20 to -59% deviation), normal (-19 to +19% deviation) and excess (+20% to +59% deviation) and large excess (+60% or more)). Forecast for next week (From 18th to 24th August 2018).
The present Monsoon conditions over the state indicate, the ongoing rainfall activity is expected to reduce during the next one week. With the expected formation of low pressure system over North Bay of Bengal & neighborhood around 19th August, rainfall activity may improve slightly over north and eastern districts for subsequence 3 days. Overall rainfall activity is likely to be normal during the next one week over the state.