Rogue “behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage“ Cambridge Dictionary With the first fortnight of Southwest Monsoon season almost coming to an end except for Punjab, Ladakh (UT), Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar (UT) and Pondicherry (UT) all the other states are showing negative…
Southwest Monsoon makes onset over Tamil Nadu
For the last couple of days scattered thunderstorms have marked their presence over North Coastal Tamil Nadu during evening time after a hot afternoon. The important characteristic of these thunderstorms over the weekend was its ability to move across the coast towards the sea. This was indicative of the strengthening of the Westerlies allowing the…
Rare June Cyclone likely over Arabian Sea as wait for Monsoon Onset continues
Cyclones during Southwest Monsoon do not occur due to the presence of Tropical Easterly Jet, upper level jet winds from the East, that creates consistent wind shear preventing any intensification of tropical disturbances between the period June to September. Overall during the Southwest Monsoon period about 191 cyclones have formed between June and September with…
Monsoon Onset conditions remain weak and needs a lot of impetus
First of June is one of the most looked for dates in the Indian Weather calendar. The traditional date for Monsoon onset over Kerala is 1st of June when it first touches the mainland of India though it checks into India much earlier over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands through the Bay branch. After making…
Continental Westerly winds to increase the heat over Chennai & Suburbs
With the last week of May almost upon us, most of India starts looking forward to the onset of Southwest Monsoon over Kerala with more often than not monsoon already touching down over parts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. But as is the case on most occasions Chennai sings from a different hymn sheet on…