MAPUSA
Even as the State may see a rise in rainfall activity in the next four days, parts of Goa are expected to get heavy to very heavy rainfall from September 9 to 11.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and winds gusting to 40 kmph was are likely at isolated places over Goa while heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at a few places from September 9 to 11.
According to the IMD, a cyclonic circulation over south interior Karnataka and neighbourhood now lies over interior Karnataka and neighbourhood and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level.
Similarly, a cyclonic circulation lies over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal and extends upto 5.8 km above mean sea level and therefore under its influence, a low pressure area was likely to form over westcentral Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours, the IMD said.
It also said that a trough runs from cyclonic circulation over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal to north Kerala across Rayalaseema and south interior Karnataka between 3.1 km and 5.8 km above mean sea level.
The weather bureau informed that all these systems were expected to enhance the rainfall activity in the State in the next few days.
The IMD has issued a weather warning along South Maharashtra-Goa coast stating that squally weather (with wind speed 45-55 kmph gusting up to 65 kmph) is very likely over along and off South Maharashtra-Goa coasts from September 8 to 10.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during the period.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, Panaji recorded a maximum temperature of 31.4 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature settled at 24.8 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity in the city was at 93 per cent.
