Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 3
India | May 31, 2021 12:39 ISTThe monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days and is now likely to take place on June 3 as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday.
The monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days and is now likely to take place on June 3 as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday.
Lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph is also expected at isolated places in Uttarakhand, North Punjab, East and West Rajasthan and other areas.
Due to strengthening of lower level southwesterly winds, fairly widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy falls are very likely over northeastern states during next five days.
The onset of the Southwest Monsoon over Kerala is likely around May 31 and it may reach Goa on June 5, an India Meteorological Department (IMD)official said here on Saturday.
The National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted that monsoon can arrive in Kerala by May 31, 2021.
The normal onset date of the monsoon over Kerala is June 1.
It was a warm Thursday morning in Delhi with minimum temperature settling at 26.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.
Long Period Average rainfall will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent.
The fishermen's boat collided with a ship mid-sea 43 Nautical miles from the Mangaluru coast in the Arabian Sea. Heavy rains made it difficult to cope.
Above normal day temperatures likely over north and east India from April to June, IMD said in its summer forecast.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams widely deployed across 3 states- Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra in view of rain/flooding/waterlogging.
The weather department has however predicted showers till Friday due to a system of depression moving into Maharashtra.
Delhi is likely to receive light rainfall on Wednesday, which could be the last precipitation of this monsoon season, the MeT department said. There has been no rainfall in Delhi for two weeks. The last time Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded any rainfall (1.3 mm) was on September 8.
A joint study involving Indian and German scientists has found that large-scale volcanic eruptions can help in better forecast of the Indian monsoon, the annual phenomenon that brings rain over the Indian subcontinent.
The Southwest Monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan by the end of next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
Monsoon is likely to stay longer in the national capital and start withdrawing only in the "initial days of October", an India Meteorological Department official said on Thursday.The wind system had reached Delhi on June 25, two days earlier than normal.
Delhi government has re-launched its anti-dengue campaign-'10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute' on September 06 under which an extensive awareness campaign against dengue and chikungunya will be carried out for 10 weeks.
Vegetable markets have emerged as a new problem for the Delhiites as vegetable prices have risen in the national capital.
Delhi-NCR received fresh monsoon showers on Saturday evening as rains lashed several parts of the national capital. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded 1.8 mm rainfall.
Dam overflow due to heavy rains and rivers are in spate. The worst conditions are in states like Gujarat and Maharashtra. Many areas here are submerged in water, people have been taken to safer places.
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