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Rain likely at isolated places
Monsoon enters withdrawal phase

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Rain likely at isolated places
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 21
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers occurred at a few places in East Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan and East Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Himachal Pradesh: Bhuntar and Dharampur 1 each, East Rajasthan: Arnod 7, Banswara and Mangrol 5 each, Bakani 4, Kesarpura and Manoharthana 3 each, Asnawar Dhambola, Ghatol, Kotkasim Kushalgarh, Kherwara, Pipalkhunt, Rawatbhata and Sabla 2 each and Aklera, Bhungra, Danpur, Dug, Dungarpur, Jhadol and Pratapgarh 1 each, West Rajasthan: Bagoda and Sanchore 1 each. East Uttar Pradesh: Palliakalan 5, Mohana 3 and Chhatnag 1, West Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly 4, Moradabad 3, Ankinghat 2 and Dabri 1; and Uttaranchal: Banbasa 9, Pantnagar 4, Marora 3 and Joshimath and Mukteshwar 1 each.

Forecast (valid until the morning of September 23): Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in East Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, East Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy to very heavy rain is likely in East Uttar Pradesh at one or two places during the next 24 hours and at a few places during subsequent 24 hours. Heavy rain is also likely at isolated places in Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood (valid until the morning of
September 23): Partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thundershowers in some areas.

Farmers’ weather bulletin for Delhi (forecast valid until the morning of
September 23): Light rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: Increase in rainfall likely in West Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. No large change in the rest of the region.

Monsoon enters withdrawal phase
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 21
The monsoon today entered its withdrawal phase which is almost three weeks late as compared to previous seasons.

The annual, most-awaited weather phenomenon in the country has started withdrawing from some parts of Punjab and most parts of western Rajasthan. The withdrawal line passes through Ferozepur, Churu, Jodhpur and Barmer.

The Met office said the monsoon usually started withdrawing from north-west India from September 1 onwards, but it remained active for three more weeks this year.

It termed the overall distribution of rainfall in various parts of the country this year as good.

The average rainfall was nine per cent in excess of the normal levels in the week ending today. The national average rainfall for the week was 41.8 mm against the normal level of 38.4 mm.

The country as a whole received near normal rainfall with the seasonal average at 834.8 mm against the normal levels of 843.3 mm, a deficit of just one per cent.

Meanwhile, a low-pressure area, formed over east-central Arabian Sea, was expected to move in the west-northwesterly direction.

A western disturbance over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir was likely to move slowly eastwards, resulting in scattered rainfall over hilly regions and adjoining plains of northwestern parts of the country over the next two days.