Has Northeast monsoon made onset? This is the billion dollar question now not only among weather enthusiasts but also common public for the past few days. The early morning rains around coastal places like Chennai for the past couple of days along with fairly widespread rains influenced by thunderstorms during the evening / night hours…
According to IMD 15th October is the traditional date for the settting in of easterlies over Peninsular India which coincides with the traditional withdrawal date of Southwest monsoon over the Indian Sub continent except for Peninsular India. But the setting in of easterlies does not always mean onset of Northeast monsoon and IMD has a…
With jut 3 days left for what is the traditional onset date of Northeast Monsoon, 20th October according to IMD, it is expected for some anxious thoughts not just among weather bloggers but also for the larger public as well like the farming community for whom Northeast Monsoon is a vital component of their farming…
After a lull of nearly 10 days Monsoon withdrawal picked up pace yesterday with IMD announcing the withdrawal of Southwests Monsoon from remaining parts of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & Gujarat; most parts of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra. Looking at the satellite image we could see further withdrawal today…
Monsoon is a word. Northeast Monsoon is an emotion. Even this phrase possibly does not capture the complete gamut of emotions weather bloggers of Chennai and rest of Tamil Nadu go through while tracking Northeast Monsoon. This tracking picks up pace around end August early September when initial indications of Southwest Monsoon withdrawal start appearing…
