Another low pressure in Bay by Sept 20

VISHAKAPATNAM: Heavy rains are expected in the five districts of north coastal Andhra beginning September 19, IMD Amaravati forecast on Friday.

Senior scientist Dr Karunasagar said an upper air circulation will form and during the subsequent 48 hours thereafter, a low-pressure area will develop over west central Bay of Bengal.

As a result, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, ASR and East Godavari districts will get rains. The intensity of these rains will be known in another 24 hours, Dr Karunasagar stated.

However, private website Skymet said the system would not bring much rain to southern parts of the country’s peninsula, as the system will move towards Gangetic West Bengal.

The Skymet report said interior Karnataka, north interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Kerala are expected to see very little rains in the coming days. There may be some parts that may witness a few showers of rain. Other than that, rainfall will remain only mild.

There is also no active system over the west coast, which may, however, mean some increase in rains over Kerala or adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu. East Coast is also devoid of any weather system, indicating below normal rains over south India in the coming few days, the report added.