Monsoon 2023 maharashtra

PUNE: Green and black gram sowing area is likely to fall this kharif season in Maharashtra due to the delay in monsoon onset as well as the likely below-normal rain this June, senior state agriculture department officials said on Saturday. "Green and black gram (mung and urad, respectively) sowing could also be affected as farmers have been advised to refrain sowing these crops if there is not at least 100 mm rain, divided in three-four showers (10-15 mm each) in their areas. If there is not sufficient rainfall till June 21, the farmers will not take the risk of sowing crops such as green and black gram," a senior agriculture official said. With the sowing window for some crops closing even before monsoon arrival in parts of Maharashtra, their production could be affected. As per rough indications from India Meteorological department (IMD), monsoon is likely to enter the state during the next 24 hours. The normal date of monsoon onset over extreme southern parts of Maharashtra is around June 5-6. Kailas Dakhore, agro-meteorologist at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University who has been assisting the state agriculture department in issuing advisories to farmers, told TOI, "The farmers have been advised to not start sowing amidst localised and pre-monsoon showers happening sporadically at present in parts of Maharashtra. They must sow after monsoon arrival and that too, once their area receives 75-100 mm rainfall, along with forecasts of more spells thereafter. Sow...

Synopsis Skymet, a private weather forecaster, has predicted "below normal" monsoon in India in 2023 due to El Nino conditions. The monsoon rainfall is expected to be around 94% of the long period average, and areas like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are likely to see less than normal rains. El Nino is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and its impact is expected in July, August and September. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the agri bowl of North India, are likely to observe less than normal rains during the second half of the season. According to Skymet, the other weather conditions – India Ocean Dipole – is neutral now and is leaning to turn moderately positive at the start of monsoon. “El Nino and IOD are likely to be 'out of phase' and may lead to extreme variability in the monthly rainfall distribution. Second half of the season is expected to be more aberrated,” it added. El Nino is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The US government weather agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in its forecast had also predicted that El Nino could return as early as June, when the southwest monsoon sets over the Kerala coast in its four-month journey producing 85% of rainfall India receives. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of...

The southwest monsoon impacts South Asia from June through September and is an important period for agriculture. Before we jump to the forecast, we will quickly look at some teleconnections. Some winter sea-surface temperature teleconnections include water temperatures off northwestern Australia and the northern Arabian Sea. The cool waters off northwestern Australia and in the northern Arabian Sea this past winter may signal a weak summer monsoon across South Asia. Some other SST-based teleconnections include the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). As the climate models show, we are expecting a warm AMO and a negative PDO possibly trending to neutral. The warm AMO is a favorable signal for rainfall in South Asia this summer. The currently negative PDO is a favorable sign for rainfall during the summer monsoon, but if the PDO trends to neutral as many climate models suggest, then the PDO may become less of a factor during the season. The triple La Nina finally came to an end during March, and the ENSO is expected to remain neutral over the next month or two, but El Nino conditions are expected to develop in June or July. The reversal of the South Pacific Oscillation (SPO) and South Pacific Meridional Mode (SPMM) to positive as well as the Pacific Meridional Mode (PMM) becoming warm all favor El Nino conditions developing as many climate models suggest. According to a paper by Arindam Chakraborty, La...

The southwest monsoon is knocking on the doors of some parts of South India while North-East India is already enjoying intense showers. The residents of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai are still waiting for the monsoon showers. The region is witnessing some loud thunders and storms, indicating that the showers are close. The residents of Goa were surprised by the sudden arrival of monsoon and many took a sigh of relief from the scorching heat. As of Saturday, the southwest monsoon is completely over the states of Kerala, Goa, and North East. The monsoon has also touched some areas of southern Andhra Pradesh, southern Karnataka, and most parts of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Sikkim. In the next 48 hours, the monsoon is expected to cover the entire state of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Post-May 10, the

Maharashtra Monsoon Update : बिपरजॉय चक्रीवादळामुळे यंदा हंगामात मान्सून आठवड्याभराच्या उशिराने केरळात दाखल झाला आहे. त्यामुळं आस्मानाकडे डोळे लावून बसलेल्या शेतकऱ्यांना मोठा दिलासा मिळाला आहे. मोसमी वाऱ्यांच्या वाटचालीस पोषक स्थिती असल्याने मान्सून केरळनंतर तामिळनाडू आणि ओडिशाच्या दिशेने रवाना झाला आहे. त्यानंतर आता महाराष्ट्रात मान्सूनचं आगमन कधीपर्यंत होणार, याकडे सर्वांचं लक्ष लागलेलं असतानाच हवामान खात्याने मोठी अपडेट दिली आहे. येत्या १३ जून पर्यंत मान्सून महाराष्ट्रात दाखल होणार असल्याचा अंदाज हवामान खात्याकडून वर्तवण्यात आला आहे. १३ जून पर्यंत मुंबई आणि कोकणमध्ये पाऊस होण्याची शक्यता आहे, तसेच मराठवाडा आणि विदर्भातही लवकरच मान्सून दाखल होणार असल्याची शक्यता वर्तवण्यात आली आहे. भारतात दरवर्षी एक जूनच्या आसपास मान्सून दाखल होत असतो. परंतु यावर्षी मान्सूनच्या आगमनाच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर अरबी समुद्रात बिजरपॉय चक्रीवादळ तयार झाल्यामुळं मान्सून लांबला होता. परंतु सात दिवसांच्या उशिराने मान्सून केरळात दाखल झाला आहे. बुधवार आणि गुरुवारी केरळ तसेच तामिळनाडूच्या अनेक भागांमध्ये मुसळधार पाऊस झाल्याचं पाहायला मिळालं. पुढील ३६ तासांत कर्नाटकात मान्सून दाखल होणार आहे. त्यानंतर १२ ते १३ जूनला मान्सूनचे वारे महाराष्ट्रात दाखल होणार असल्याचं हवामान खात्याकडून सांगण्यात आलं आहे. त्यामुळं आता खरीप हंगामाच्या तयारीला लागलेल्या राज्यातील शेतकऱ्यांना मोठा दिलासा मिळाला आहे. याशिवाय वाढत्या उष्णतेमुळं हैराण झालेल्या नागरिकांनाही पावसामुळं दिलासा मिळणार आहे. राज्यात मान्सून दाखल झालेला नसतानाही अनेक ठिकाणी अवकाळी पावसाने धुमाकूळ घातला आहे. विदर्भ, मराठवाडा, कोकण आणि पश्चिम महाराष्ट्रातील अनेक ...

PUNE: The Met department on Sunday announced the arrival of the much-awaited southwest monsoon in Maharashtra, about four to five days delayed from the normal date. "Monsoon entered in South of Maharashtra. The northern limit of the monsoon now passes through Ratnagiri, Shimoga, Hassan, Dharmappuri and Shriharikota," said Anupam Kashyapi, the head of the forecast division of the IMD, Pune. "Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea, Karnataka and Maharashtra," he added. "The sky conditions will be cleared in the morning hours. In the afternoon and evening hours, the city may experience cloudy conditions as well as very light to light rainfall for the next few days," said an official from the IMD. "Konkan, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Pune in the western region of the state are expected to get spells of rainfall in the coming days. Some areas have already received pre-monsoon showers. Even rural Pune, including Baramati, Junnar received pre-monsoon showers in the last fortnight," said a Met official. On Sunday, Kolhapur and Sangli districts recorded 2 mm of rainfall. No rainfall was recorded in other weather stations in the state, the official added. "The onset of the monsoon was to take place on June 4 over the Kerala coast. However, it got delayed due to various weather phenomena. The monsoon overset over Kerala took place on June 8-9, and now it is progressing further," another Met official...

PUNE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday issued a ‘Long Range Forecast for the Southwest Monsoon Rainfall for 2023’ in which it predicted that Maharashtra will receive below normal rainfall between June and September this year. Several parts of the city received rainfall on Tuesday. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/ HT PHOTO) Dr M Mohapatra, director-general of Meteorology, IMD, said, “Currently, La Nina conditions have changed to neutral over the equatorial Pacific region. The latest climate models forecast indicates that El Niño conditions are likely to develop during the monsoon season which may impact rainfall during the second half of the season. At present, neutral Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) conditions are present over the Indian Ocean and the climate models forecast indicates that positive IOD conditions are likely to develop during the southwest monsoon season. Positive IOD is favourable for southwest monsoon rainfall over India and the country is likely to receive normal rainfall between June to September.” Accordingly, some parts of central India, including Maharashtra, will likely receive below normal rainfall due to the impact of La Nina. Within the state, Konkan, Vidarbha and some districts in southern Maharashtra are likely to receive below normal rainfall. The remaining part is likely to receive rainfall, according to contemporary climatology. The rainfall probability for the state is with a model error of +/-5 per cent. The department will issue the updated fo...