Panaji: Lightning storm accompanied by lightning tends to continue more than Goa until Monday as a combined impact of the trough from the Arab Sea and the remnants of low pressure systems over the south interior of Karnataka will take the time.
“Rain is caused by a trough of a low-pressure area which is well marked which initially formed as a low pressure area in the Arabian sea and the remnants of low-pressure areas over the south interior of Karnataka,” Rahul M, Scientists, India, Meteorology Department (IMD ), Panaji said.
The system for Karnataka is the remainder of the depression that has crossed near Chennai on Friday.
The two systems trigger intense moisture inflows and widespread rainfall in the country for the last 24 hours since Saturday afternoon.
Previously last week IMD had predicted heavy rainfall on weekends.
Quepem received 69.4 million heavy rainfall which was similar to the rainy season, while Panaji recorded 19mm, Margao 16.2M, 16mm Sanguem and other centers on a lower scale.
The average rainfall of the state recorded on Saturday is 16.3mm.
Identical other spells on November 6 have produced 16.3mm.
But the wetest 24-hour spell during this month was 26.8mm recorded on November 17.
With this sustainable offseason rainy activities continue to affect agriculture and other activities, the total post-monsoon has touched 349.6mm.
188.3mm is considered normal at this stage and the surplus has surged to 86%.
Storm for the next two days tends to be in isolated places.
Rain sweeps Goa from Karnataka
