Articles for Monsoon Onset

Delhi likely to witness hotter, drier weather over next few days: IMD
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi likely to witness hotter, drier weather over next few days: IMD

India TV News  

Delhi weather: India Meteorological Department predicted that Delhi will experience hotter days with clear skies and dry weather over the next few days. The IMD had last month predicted normal to below normal monsoon in northwest India which means more drier and hotter days going ahead. The IMD's extended range model guidance shows improved rainfall activity in northwest India in …

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Biparjoy Cyclone LIVE Updates: Amit Shah chairs meeting with state disaster management ministers
1 year, 6 months ago

Biparjoy Cyclone LIVE Updates: Amit Shah chairs meeting with state disaster management ministers

Live Mint  

Biparjoy Cyclone News Live: The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ located over the east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea is likely to shift northwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next few hours. Very severe cyclonic storm continues to move northwards Cyclone Biparjoy about 900 km southwest of Mumbai: IMD shares latest update …

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Understanding monsoon onset date
1 year, 6 months ago

Understanding monsoon onset date

Hindustan Times  

The normal date for monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1, determined by IMD based on monsoon onset data during 1961-2019. Overall, the most delayed monsoon onset was on June 19, 1972, and the earliest on May 18 in 1990, IMD officials said. In view formation and intensification of this system and its near north-ward movement likely to influence critically, …

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Cyclone to develop in Arabian Sea tomorrow, may affect monsoon onset in Kerala: IMD
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyclone to develop in Arabian Sea tomorrow, may affect monsoon onset in Kerala: IMD

Hindustan Times  

A depression formed over the southeast Arabian Sea is likely to move northwestward and intensify into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department or IMD said on Tuesday. According to reports, the intensity of the storm and its location in the Arabian Sea will affect the onset of the Monsoon in Kerala. Reports indicated that the intensity of …

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Cyclonic circulation may hamper monsoon onset over Kerala: IMD
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyclonic circulation may hamper monsoon onset over Kerala: IMD

Live Mint  

The formation of a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea and cyclonic circulation will impede the progress of the southwest monsoon current into India's mainland, according to the India Meteorological Department's latest update. Due to formation and intensification of this system and its near north-ward movement likely to influence critically advance of southwest monsoon towards Kerala coast,” IMD said. The …

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Conditions seem favourable for onset of monsoon: IMD
1 year, 6 months ago

Conditions seem favourable for onset of monsoon: IMD

Hindustan Times  

Conditions are gradually becoming favourable for onset of monsoon over Kerala, which is already delayed from its usual arrival on June 1, India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. It is being monitored continuously and further update will be provided tomorrow, June 5.” IMD officials said the low-pressure area which is expected to form near the Indian coast will help create …

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Monsoon progress likely to be dampened post-arrival in Kerala around June 4
1 year, 6 months ago

Monsoon progress likely to be dampened post-arrival in Kerala around June 4

Hindustan Times  

The progress of the monsoon is likely to be dampened after its expected arrival in Kerala around June 4 with a model error of +/-4 days due to the chances of the development of a low-pressure area over the Arabian Sea around two days later, officials said even as the model outputs remained highly variable. An IMD official said the …

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Monsoon 2023: Mumbaikers to get weather updates on mobile phones during rainy season this year
1 year, 7 months ago

Monsoon 2023: Mumbaikers to get weather updates on mobile phones during rainy season this year

India TV News  

Monsoon 2023: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said that people in Mumbai will receive weather updates on their mobile phones through SMSes during monsoon this year. Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department stated that the onset of monsoon over Kerala is likely to be delayed this year, predicting its arrival on June 4, four days after the normal date predicted on June 1. …

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Monsoon onset over Kerala to be delayed: Skymet
1 year, 7 months ago

Monsoon onset over Kerala to be delayed: Skymet

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Private weather forecaster Skymet expects the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala to be delayed this year. Last month, Skymet forecast below-normal monsoon rains for 2023, posing mounting risks to rural incomes, consumption and economic growth. It had said that rains in the June-September season will be 94% of the long-period average due to the impact of the …

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'Monsoon' misery for IMD as rains elude Kerala; Skymet, weather geeks question arrival claim
2 years, 6 months ago

'Monsoon' misery for IMD as rains elude Kerala; Skymet, weather geeks question arrival claim

Firstpost  

Private weather forecaster Skymet argues IMD overlooked its own set of specified criteria for declaring onset of monsoon We Indians keep a close eye on monsoon progress each year, which is very vital for the Indian economy and agriculture perspective. The set criteria for announcement of monsoon arrival: If after 10th May, 60 per cent of the available 14 stations, …

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Why did IMD declare monsoon early?
2 years, 6 months ago

Why did IMD declare monsoon early?

Hindustan Times  

Has the monsoon arrived? Here’s what the norm has been: If, after May 10, at least 60% of 14 stations — Minicoy, Amini, Thiruvananthapuram, Punalur, Kollam, Allapuzha, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur, Kudulu and Mangalore — report rainfall of 2.5 mm or more for two consecutive days, the onset of the monsoon over Kerala will be declared on the …

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Monsoon fails to keep 27 May date with Kerala; reveals forecast challenges due to weather fluidity despite technology
2 years, 6 months ago

Monsoon fails to keep 27 May date with Kerala; reveals forecast challenges due to weather fluidity despite technology

Firstpost  

The parameters are way off track all of a sudden and this shows how difficult it is to predict the dynamics of the monsoon which can change on an hourly basis The onset of monsoon over Kerala, which was earlier expected to be by 27 May, has got delayed. Now, the Indian Meteorological Department has officially announced that the monsoon …

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IMD predicts pre-monsoon rains in parts of Maharashtra from May 30
2 years, 6 months ago

IMD predicts pre-monsoon rains in parts of Maharashtra from May 30

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department, Pune, has predicted pre-monsoon rains in parts of Maharashtra from May 30 and the state is bracing for heavy rainfall. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Dr Anupam Kashyapi, the Head of Weather Forecasting Department, IMD Pune, shared various details regarding the early onset of monsoon and pre-monsoon activity in Maharashtra. Photo: Graphical representation …

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How forecasters got their monsoon predictions wrong, again
3 years, 6 months ago

How forecasters got their monsoon predictions wrong, again

Hindustan Times  

To begin with, India Meteorological Department ’s May 31 forecast for monsoon onset over Kerala had raised hopes of early showers across the country. But on Tuesday, June 15, IMD scientists said onset over Delhi may take another seven to 10 days because of a trough in the westerlies that had weakened the monsoon flow over northwest India. In such …

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Monsoon likely to hit J’khand on Saturday
3 years, 6 months ago

Monsoon likely to hit J’khand on Saturday

Hindustan Times  

The southwest monsoon, considered crucial for agriculture, is likely to hit Jharkhand on Saturday with an expectation of normal shower during four-month of the seasonal rainfall, officials said on Thursday. HT Image Major parts of Jharkhand witnessed a change in weather on Thursday with cloudy sky and light to moderate rainfall due to an approaching low-pressure system, which would help …

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Monsoon onset declared in Delhi, but rainfall to remain subdued
4 years, 5 months ago

Monsoon onset declared in Delhi, but rainfall to remain subdued

India TV News  

The India Meteorological Department on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon in the national capital, two days earlier than the usual date of June 27. The monsoon has further advanced into "some more parts of Rajasthan, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, entire Delhi, some parts of Haryana and most parts of Punjab", the Met Department said. "There …

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