Southwest monsoon appeared to have set in over coastal Andhra Pradesh, as most of the regions received good amount of rainfall on Sunday.
Rains also dipped the temperature below 32 degree Celsius over most parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, and brought much relief to the people after a sustained spell of heat wave.
The rainfall recorded in Visakhapatnam, Gannavaram, Avanigedda, Mangalagiri, and Chintapalli was 4 cm. While Vizianagaram recorded about 5 cm of rainfall, the remaining places in the coastal region such as Gudur and Tennali recorded about 6 cm.
According to officials of the Cyclone Warning Centre here, conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon over coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next three days.
The weatherman told The Hindu that rain and thundershower would occur in most parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next 24 hours.