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The minor rainy season in southern Ghana, which occurs between September and mid November, is expected to be �less promising than the major rainy season�, which was from April to July, the Ghana Meteorological Agency said on Friday. A statement from the Agency said the forecast for the minor rainy season indicated �a normal to below normal rainfall amount�. The season would be characterised by cloudy skies and low temperatures. The onset of rains in the transition/forest belt would be between August 28 and September 8 with expected rainfall of between 450 and 600 millimetres. The forest/western coastal belt will see the commencement of rains from September 6 to September 12 with rainfall between 250 and 450 millimetres. The northern belt, which has one major season, would reach its maximum during August/September. �As had been predicted already, this area would have more than 75 per cent chance of normal to above rainfall amount this year,� it said, adding the rainfall amounts would be between 650 and 1,100 millimetres.