AP likely to receive heavy rains from August 16, says IMD

The Meteorological department has forecast heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh for the next 48 hours.

The Met department said that the surface periodicity is continuing to move from Jharkhand to Odisha.

However, this resulted in the formation of a surface trough over the north coast.It continues at an altitude of 1.5 km above sea level.There is a chance of change in wind direction from the southwest to the northwest to the southwest to the northeast.

Against this backdrop, there is a change in the atmospheric climate.Andhra Pradesh is experiencing high temperatures for the past few days.

However, due to the change in winds direction, the temperatures in AP are likely to drop.On Wednesday, Andhra Pradesh witnessed two to four degrees high temperatures than usual.

On the 16th of this month, there is a possibility of low pressure on the coast and heading towards Telangana via Uttara Andhra, the meteorological office said.It said there were indications of heavy rains from August 16.On the other hand, the coastal and Rayalaseema areas are likely to receive light to moderate rains for the next two days due to the trough effect.