NEW DELHI: The monsoon system is not likely to advance further at least for the next three days, following the formation of a low-pressure area over east-central Arabian Sea, the Meteorological Department said on Friday.

Speaking to The Hindu , IMD scientists said the low-pressure area was likely to concentrate into a depression during the next 24 hours and move northwest, away from the west coast of India.

However, it was likely the west coast would continue to experience scattered rain or thundershowers under the influence of an offshore trough that extends from the centre of the low-pressure area to southeast Arabian Sea.

The IMD was able make forecasts with certainty only for the next three days. For, it remained to be seen how the depression would develop over the coming days, the scientists said.

Optimistic signs

There were some optimistic signs. Mathematical models suggested that the low-pressure area could finally develop into a cyclonic system and move very close to the Arabian coast over the next three days.

If that happened, it would die out quickly on coming into contact with the dry air mass from the Arabian Desert, making way for the development of a fresh pulse of monsoon in the sea near the west coast.

Rainfall could substantially increase over the northeast region after three days.

In the meantime, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall was likely to continue over the region.

As for the remaining parts of the country, the scientists said the heat wave conditions over Bihar and adjoining West Bengal were not only likely to continue during the next two or three days but also extend to some more parts of east India.

Day temperatures were likely to increase over northwest and central India.

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