Depression drenches East India, Bay hints at another low

The monsoon trough ran from Ferozepur through Dehradun, Shahjahanpur, Varanasi and Dehri, across the depression over Jharkhand and West Bengal, and on to Digha before dipping into the northeast Bay of Bengal. Cyclonic circulations over north Haryana and east Uttar Pradesh added more weather fuel along its axis, the IMD said.

The trough's eastern end dipping into the Bay signals that another low-pressure area could take shape before the month ends, the IMD's numerical models suggest. East and northeast India may continue to be the major beneficiary of the resulting rain wave, the agency said.

Overall rain deficit for the country stood at 13% on Tuesday, unchanged from the previous day. East and northeast India bore the brunt with a 27% deficit, though it is the only region with assured incremental rain for the rest of August. Central India had a deficit of just 1%, followed by northwest India at 12% and the south peninsula at 21%.