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New Delhi: IMD has once again expressed a fresh possibility regarding the monsoon. Monsoon was about to hit Kerala on Sunday, but it did not start and the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted a further delay of three to four days. The southwest monsoon usually hits Kerala on June 1 and can start seven days earlier or seven days later.
In mid-May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said that the monsoon could knock over Kerala by June 4. The IMD said in a statement on Sunday, “Conditions are becoming favorable with increase in westerly winds over South Arabian Sea. Also, the depth of the westerlies is gradually increasing and today, on 4th June, the depth of the westerlies reached 2.1 km above mean sea level.
The IMD said, “Cloud mass is also increasing over the Southeast Arabian Sea. We expect these favorable conditions for the onset of Monsoon to improve further during the next three-four days. This is being continuously monitored and further updates will be provided on Monday.
However, this delay in the onset of monsoon is not likely to affect the kharif sowing and total rainfall in the country, the scientists said. The southeast monsoon reached Kerala on May 29, 2021 last year. The IMD had earlier said that despite the development of El Nino conditions, India is expected to receive normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season. Normal to less than normal rainfall is expected over Northwest India.
