15-5-2026 According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Well Marked Low Pressure Area over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal still persists.. Weather is a few cloud over the North Bay of Bengal ‌and partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

During the monsoon season, the monsoon winds are very strong, and when the cyclones cross the Myanmar coast and the Bangladesh coast, heavy rain falls across Myanmar.

Based on the differences in the rainfall pattern due to the topography, heavy rain is classified as follows -

(a)       Rainfall of (1.50) inches or more in 24 hours (Central regions such as Lower Sagaing Region, Magway Region)

(b)       Rainfall of (3.00) inches or more in 24 hours (Other regions outside the Central Region)