Monsoon weakening, but heavy rain likely

HYDERABAD: Rainfall is likely to decrease further in the next few days in the state with the south-west monsoon weakening its essence.Met officials, however, say light to moderate rains will occur across the state in the next couple of days.Moderate rain will occur in many places in Telangana and coastal Andhra regions and the state capital while light thundershowers will lash some other places as an upper- air circulation prevails over coastal Andhra.“The south-west monsoon is becoming weaken in its essence, and there will be rains due to upper-air circulation.Srikakluam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and West Godavari districts will get heavy rainfall in the next few days,’’ the weathermen said.