New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted extremely heavy rainfall over south interior and coastal Karnataka on July 18.
According to the IMD release, Konkan & Goa and coastal Karnataka are expected to witness isolated extremely heavy rainfall on July 18, followed by isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over the subsequent three days. Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over north interior Karnataka during this period.
The IMD further predicts isolated extremely heavy rainfall over south interior Karnataka, Saurashtra, and Kutch on July 17 and 18.
The release further read, a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around July 19. A cyclonic circulation currently lies over Saurashtra and Kutch in the lower tropospheric levels.
