The Meteorological Department (MeT) forecast heavy rain in parts of Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, and Cuddapah until 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
Similarly, it predicted thunderstorms with lightning over the next four days in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and south coastal areas.
“The low-pressure area over south Chhattisgarh and neighborhood with associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 4.5 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height persists,” said a MeT official.
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“The east-west shear zone roughly along latitude 15 degrees north between 5.8 km and 7.6 km above mean sea level persists,” the Met official added.
Though Sunday was mostly cloudy with a slight drizzle in the evening in Bhimavaram in West Godavari district, Monday started off with a heavy drizzle which subsided by late morning.
However, Monday continues to be cloudy in several places across the state.
SOURCE: IANS