There is a trough of low pressure between Sri Lanka and Sumatra (marked in the map) that is now under monitoring by IMD for further development. Showing a lot of vorticity it is slowly picking up in terms of Convergence and Divergence. This is creating a lot convection in the South Bay thereby providing some…
Northeast Monsoon Update – 18th November
Delta region of Tamil Nadu got some heavy rains last evening, with some places receiving rains in excess of 50 mm. This has given a much needed boost to the farmers of the area. South TN and Central TN could continue to get some decent rains in the days to come. Unfortunately for Chennai the…
Northeast Monsoon 2014 – Story So far A Roller coaster Ride
Northeast Monsoon by itself is an erratic monsoon over the years which is one of the reasons most of the time forecasts are extremely difficult to make for the season and anything longer than a week is a risk. With very little research done on Northeast Monsoon unlike Southwest Monsoon there is very little past…
Northeast Monsoon Update – 16th November
Though strong easterlies are back, the rains have been occasional and isolated. An update on why the rains are isolated and whats the forecast for the next few days to come. As usual we are trying to put simple pictorial representation of the analysis for better understanding. The moisture is currently available only along the…
Blast from the Past – November 2013. A Marathon Runner
Some interesting snippets about Tropical Depression 05B which formed last year at the same time. On November 1 2013 Tropical Depression Wilma formed about 1700 kms west of Philippines moved west all the way passing through Philippines, Malayan Peninsula and reached Bay of Bengal on November 8th after having land interactions at more than 6…