The D Day is almost upon us. Monsoon Onset over Kerala is now a matter of hours as the Official weather agency of the country, IMD, runs through their check of Onset Criteria in terms of rains, winds & cloudiness to confirm the official Monsoon onset over Kerala. In terms of depth of Westerlies while […]
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Monsoon onset over Kerala is a phrase that evokes a lot of emotions to not only weather enthusiasts but also the professionals among the weather community. What starts as a trickle a month or so earlier observing sea surface temperatures, pressure charts over Southern Hemisphere & looking at change in wind directions reaches its crescendo […]
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Southwest Monsoon continues to stall along the lower latitudes of North Indian Ocean. After a few days lull as of yesterday it touched the extreme Southern shores of Sri Lanka while on a normal year most of the island would have been under Monsoon dynamics by 25th May. Through our Monsoon Inference posts we have […]
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As the wait for Southwest Monsoon onset continues, thunderstorm activity has been quietly giving some much needed rains to interior Tamil Nadu. Yesterday saw few places in Vellore & Kanchipuram district record moderate thunderstorms in the evening as isolated rainfall activity was seen over Interior TN & South Interior Karnataka. Satellite Images indicate a visible […]
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On 20th May we had given a slightly long term inference on what to expect from Southwest Monsoon 2019 during its initial stages where we had indicated about weak / delayed onset. Keeping in mind the importance of Monsoon we will try to give a slightly long term take on what to expect from Southwest […]
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