Monsoon rain to bring welcome heat relief to India this week

By Eric Leister, AccuWeather meteorologist

By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

June 11,2017, 11:47:19AM,EDT

 

 

Monsoonal rain is showing signs of making more progress across India this week, but will continue to plague recovery efforts at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the Andaman Sea.
After a brief pause in advancement, a rapid surge north and westward is expected over the course of the week.
This surge will bring moisture into central India as well as a significant shift northward along the west coast.
In Mumbai, heavy monsoon rain will arrive during this time, while New Delhi may have a much longer wait.

“Monsoon rain will reach Mumbai early this week,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.
“This will actually be a few days after the normal arrival of June 10,” added Nicholls.
While monsoon rain is expected to reach Mumbai within the next week, New Delhi and the National Capital Region will have to wait longer for the arrival of heat-ending rainfall.
The normal arrival of monsoon rain to the National Capital Region is during the second half of June, and that is expected again this year.
According to Nicholls, a monsoon low is expected to bring significant rainfall to Bangladesh and northeastern India early this week. New Delhi, however, will miss out on this rainfall opportunity and have to wait at least an additional week for monsoon rain to arrive.
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Prior to the arrival of the monsoon, hot and very humid conditions will prevail in New Delhi, continuing the threat for heat-related illnesses.
A shower or thunderstorm may move over the National Capital Region and bring a temporary drop in temperatures on one or two days. However, any relief would be brief with heat building back the next day.
"Even as the monsoon advances into India, there are signs that the rain may not be as intense across central and eastern areas late this week and into the following week," Nicholls said. "But then there will be a resurgence of moisture and heavier rain late June into July, when the monsoon should finally start around New Delhi."
Monsoonal rain has already commenced over the Andaman Sea, the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash.
Wreckage and bodies continue to be found after the Myanmar military plane went missing early on Wednesday afternoon west of Dawei, Myanmar, according to The Indian Express.

Rescue personnel carry bodies recovered by fishing vessels in the waters off San Hlan village, in Laung Lone township, southern Myanmar on Thursday, 8 June 2017. Fishermen have joined navy and air force personnel in recovering bodies and aircraft parts from the sea off Myanmar, where a military plane carrying 122 people including 15 children crashed a day earlier. (AP Photo/Esther Htusan)

Communication with the plane was lost on Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. local time. According to preliminary weather data, light rain was reported at Dawei at 12 p.m. and then at the next observation time three hours later.
The plane was carrying 122 passengers and flying from the coastal town of Myeik to Yangon, Myanmar.
As of Sunday evening, a total of 59 bodies have been recovered from the site, according to Channel NewsAsia . Of these, 26 victims were pulled from the water on Sunday.
A push of drier air will briefly reduce the number of showers and thunderstorms for early in the week. However, gusty winds will keep seas in the Andaman Sea choppy.