Rajasthan: Light rain, thunderstorms likely in parts of state in next few day

Strong thunderstorms with light rain have been predicted in several areas of Rajasthan in the next few days according to the weather department reported the PTISome parts of Rajasthan including Kota Jaipur Bharatpur and Udaipur divisions are likely to be hit by strong winds at the speed of 3040 km per hour in the next two to three days according to the Meteorological Centre Jaipur as per the PTIThere is also a possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by light rainSimilar weather conditions are predicted at isolated places in Jodhpur Bikaner and Ajmer divisions on April 1011 the weather office said according to the PTIDue to the activation of a new strong western disturbance from April 1213 there will be an increase in thunderstorm activities in the state leading to strong winds of 40 to 60 km per hour speed at some places in Jodhpur Bikaner Ajmer Kota Jaipur and Bharatpur divisions on April 13 and 14 it said the news agency reported on TuesdayThe weather department said that some parts of Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions recorded maximum temperatures of 4042 degrees Celsius which was 23 notches above the normalIndia likely to experience normal monsoon SkymetMeanwhileIndia is expected to experience a normal monsoon between June and September this year according to private weather forecasting agency Skymet the ANI reported on TuesdaySkymet said that monsoon rains are expected to be 102 per cent of the longperiod average LPA of 8686 mm for the four month periodFrom June to September there will be abovenormal rains over central and western parts There will be normal rains over northern and southern parts and below normal rains over Northeast India and Eastern parts the weather forecaster said as per the ANIThe Monsoon Forecast 2024 report suggests that India will experience favourable rainfall in the South West and Northwest regions of India Core monsoon rainfed areas like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are expected to receive adequate rainfall the ANI reportedHowever eastern states including Bihar Jharkhand Odisha and West Bengal face the risk of deficit rainfall during peak monsoon months while Northeast India may experience belownormal rains in the first half of the season There will be abovenormal rains over Kerala Konka Karnataka and Goa and normal rains over central parts Skymet said the news agency further reportedThe significant transition from Super El Nino to strong La Nina has historically tended to produce a decent monsoon said Jatin Singh MD SkymetJatin Singh said However monsoon season may start with a risk of impairment attributable to the remnant effects of El Nino The second half of the season will have an overwhelming edge over the primal phase the according to the ANIwith PTI and ANI inputs