The IMD has forecast normal to above-normal rainfall across Telangana during August despite an expected national rainfall deficit under strengthening El Nino conditions. Fresh low-pressure systems over the Bay of Bengal are likely to revive monsoon activity across the State during the second week of August
The India Meteorological Department forecast below-normal rainfall across India during August and September, with rainfall likely below 94 per cent of the long-period average. It said July rainfall improved the seasonal deficit, though regional variations and extreme rainfall events persisted
