Showers to continue in Goa for five days from tomorrow: IMD

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Showers to continue in Goa for five days from tomorrow: IMD

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Panaji: There appears to be no relief from unseasonal rain and thunderstorms that disrupted a wide range of activities in the state, including agriculture and tourism, as India meteorological department (IMD), Panaji, has forecast similar weather for the next five days beginning Saturday. “With the possibility of change in weather patterns, rainfall or thunder shower activity is very likely from around Sunday over both districts of Goa,” a bulletin issued by the IMD on Wednesday stated. While the conditions will favour light to moderate rain or thunder showers for about five days, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely over one or two places during this period. More than normal rainfall during October and November has lifted the post-monsoon total to 425.4mm. At this stage, a rainfall of 191mm is considered normal. Thus, the surplus has swelled to 123%. In November, a series of systems, three depressions and one well-marked low pressure area have triggered spells of rain during the first six days of the month and recently. A new circulation near southeast Arabian Sea, due to which winds will turn easterly from Saturday and later a trough that is likely to extend from it towards eastcentral Arabian Sea will trigger another wet spell. Rain activity has continued almost throughout the year as the state witnessed hail storms in a few places during the fag end of winter anomalously as well as an unusually high quantum of pre-monsoon rainfall and a couple of cyclones during the monsoon season.