Monsoon in india 2023

Monsoon rain has reached the coast of India’s southern Kerala state, offering relief to farmers after a delay of more than a week, marking its latest arrival in seven years. The monsoon, the lifeblood of India’s In the absence of irrigation systems, nearly half of India’s farmland depends on the June-September rains and their late arrival could delay the planting of rice, cotton, corn, soybean and sugar cane, traders said. “Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala today, the 8th June, 2023, against the normal date of 1st June,” the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement. This year, the IMD had expected the rains to arrive over the state’s coast on June 4 but the formation of severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea delayed their onset. The IMD confirmed the Conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance into the central Arabian Sea and some parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states, the IMD said. India received 57 percent lower rainfall than average in the first week of June, weather office data showed on Wednesday, reflecting the delayed arrival of the wet weather. The monsoon would make progress in coming days in the south but central and western areas could get little rain over the next two weeks, said a senior IMD official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to talk to media. The weather office has forecast below-average rains for June with the monsoon expected to pick up later. However, for the enti...

Depression over Arabian Sea likely to intensify into cyclonic storm: IMD A depression over the southeast Arabian Sea, south of Porbandar in Gujarat, is likely to move northwestward and intensify into a cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. In a bulletin, the Met office said the depression lay about 920 km west-southwest of Goa, 1,120 km Monsoon keeps date with Northeast, set to arrive tomorrow GUWAHATI: The monsoon is set to hit the northeast on Saturday, the IMD said, offering hope of respite from a savage summer to the region and other parts eyeing similar relief from the mercury misery. With the Southwest Monsoon gliding into Kerala on Thursday, the IMD’s NE Regional Meteorological El Nino to cloud entire monsoon: US agencies El Nino, a weather condition marked by abnormal warming of surface waters in the east and central Pacific along with changes in global wind currents usually — but not always — leads to poor summer monsoon rains in India. El Nino conditions, which generally occur every two to six years, have Announcing the onset of southwest monsoon over “The formation of a low-pressure system in the Arabian Sea, which subsequently intensified into the very severe cyclone ‘Biparjoy’, delayed the onset of the monsoon over Kerala as it took moisture away from the region,” IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told TOI. The Met department announced the monsoon's onset after the rainfall and cloud formations met all the conditions including depth...

MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - India's weather office has forecast In the past, India has experienced below-average rainfall during most El Nino years, sometimes leading to severe drought that destroyed crops and forced authorities to limit the export of some food grains. WHAT IS EL NINO? HOW DOES IT AFFECT INDIA'S MONSOON? El Nino is a weather phenomenon that occurs when ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean rise above normal. The warming causes changes in atmospheric patterns, leading to a weakening of the monsoon circulation over the Indian subcontinent. As a result, the Indian monsoon tends to be weaker and less reliable during El Nino years. HOW CLOSE IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN EL NINO AND MONSOON RAIN? The correlation between El Nino and Indian monsoon rainfall is significant, despite occasional instances when India gets normal or above-normal rain during El Nino years. Over the past seven decades, the El Nino weather pattern occurred 15 times, with India experiencing normal or above-normal rainfall in six instances. However, a contrasting trend has emerged in the last four El Nino years, with India consistently facing drought conditions and rainfall falling below 90% of the long period average. Reuters Graphics El Nino events are categorised according to the magnitude of temperature rise above normal, as weak, medium or strong. In 2009, a weak El Nino led to a significant reduction in India's rainfall, plummeting to 78.2% of normal, the lowest reco...

Thursday, June 8: No one does monsoon like the seven sister states! From the must-visit Behdienkhlam dance festival in Meghalaya to the impossibly luscious greenery in Arunachal, no matter where you go in the Northeast during the southwest monsoon season, you're guaranteed the treat of a lifetime — if you can bear the torrential rains, that is. Normally, after its initial onset over Kerala, the southwest monsoon takes about half a week to mark its arrival over the northeastern states. But this year, the monsoon’s onset as well as progression over the Indian mainland has been hampered due to multiple meteorological factors, including the current presence of the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy over the Arabian Sea. In spite of all the hiccups, however, we are now almost at our rainy destination! According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest afternoon bulletin, the western arm of the southwest monsoon has advanced into many parts of Kerala on June 8, signifying the arrival of monsoon over the Indian mainland. Its eastern arm, meanwhile, has covered some more parts of southwest, central and northeast Bay of Bengal, and is expected to move into some of northeastern states in the next 48 hours — around June 9-10. If these predictions turn out to be true, the monsoon will have arrived over the Northeast about a week late, considering the northern limit of monsoon (NLM) normally reaches the region by June 2 and covers most of it between June 5-10. After May 1...

Skymet, India's leading weather forecasting and agriculture risk solution company has released its monsoon forecast for 2023. Skymet expects the upcoming monsoon to be 'below normal' to the tune of 94% ( with an error margin of +/-5%) of the long period average (LPA) of 868.6mm for the 4- month long period from June to September. The spread of below normal being 90-95% of LPA. In its earlier foreshadow released on January 04,2023, Skymet assessed the monsoon 2023 to be sub-par and now retains the same. According to Jatin Singh, Managing Director, Skymet, " Courtesy Triple-Dip-La Nina, southwest monsoon observed above normal/normal rainfall for the last 4 consecutive seasons. Now, La Nina has ended. Key oceanic and atmospheric variables are consistent with ENSO-neutral conditions. Likelihood of El Nino is increasing and its probability to become a dominant category during the monsoon is growing large. El Nino return may presage a weaker monsoon". Besides El Nino, there are other factors too influencing monsoon. Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has the potential to steer monsoon and negate the ill effects of El Nino, when sufficiently strong. IOD 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. In terms of geographical prospects, Skymet expects northern and central part...

The southwest monsoon over the Indian mainland is marked by monsoon onset over Kerala. It is an important indicator characterizing the transition from a hot and dry season to a rainy season. Notably, the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in parts of Northeast, and East India in the next 5 days. This includes rainfall, hailstorm in Gangetic and Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till 21 May. Here's IMD forecast for 2023 monsoon onset over Kerala: This year, the southwest monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed than the normal date of onset. The monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be on June 4, with a model error of ± 4 days. India has predicted a normal Light to moderate spells of rain coupled with thunderstorms and gusty winds are very likely to occur in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Wednesday. Here's Skymet forecast for 2023 monsoon onset over Kerala: The private forecasting agency Skymet Weather, however, said the monsoon is likely to reach Kerala on June 7 with an error margin of three days. The onset will be delayed and the advancement slightly sluggish over peninsular India. Hot weather will continue deep into June this year over central and northern parts of the country. This may not augur well for Kharif sowing. Skymet Weather said a powerful cyclone 'FABIEN' is moving over the south Indian Ocean in the equatorial latitudes. It added that the hurricane-strength weather system will take nearly one wee...

MUMBAI: India is likely to receive normal monsoon rains in 2023 despite the likely emergence of the El Nino weather phenomenon, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. That would make it the fifth straight year of normal or above normal summer rains that spur farm and overall economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. The rains, which usually lash the southern tip of Kerala state around June 1 and retreat by September, are expected to total 96% of the long-term average this year, D S Pai, a senior official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), told reporters.

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, May 26 (Reuters) - India is likely to receive a normal amount of monsoon rain in 2023 despite the likely emergence of the El Nino weather phenomenon, the state-run weather office said on Friday, the fifth year of normal or above-normal summer rain. The monsoon is the lifeblood of the country's $3 trillion economy, Asia's third-largest, and delivers nearly 70% of the rain it needs to water farms and recharge reservoirs and aquifers. Nearly half of India's farmland doesn't have irrigation cover and depends on the annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops. The rains, which usually lash the southern tip of Kerala state around June 1 and retreat by September, are expected to total 96% of the long-term average this year, D. S. Pai, a senior official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), told reporters on Friday. The IMD defines average, or normal, rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of the 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season. Reuters Graphics A spell of good rains could lift farm and wider economic growth and help bring down food price inflation, which jumped in recent months and prompted the central bank to raise lending rates. Ample farm production may also allow India to lift curbs imposed on sugar, wheat and rice exports. India is the world's second-biggest producer of wheat, rice and sugar and the biggest importer of palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil. However, rainfall totals for June are likely to be be...

India’s crucial monsoon season may arrive later than usual this year, delaying relief from scorching heat and potentially slowing the planting of some major crops. The monsoon is expected to reach southern Kerala state on June 4 instead of the usual June 1, according to the India Meteorological Department. The prediction has a margin of error of four days.

Skymet, India's leading weather forecasting and agriculture risk solution company has released its monsoon forecast for 2023. Skymet expects the upcoming monsoon to be 'below normal' to the tune of 94% ( with an error margin of +/-5%) of the long period average (LPA) of 868.6mm for the 4- month long period from June to September. The spread of below normal being 90-95% of LPA. In its earlier foreshadow released on January 04,2023, Skymet assessed the monsoon 2023 to be sub-par and now retains the same. According to Jatin Singh, Managing Director, Skymet, " Courtesy Triple-Dip-La Nina, southwest monsoon observed above normal/normal rainfall for the last 4 consecutive seasons. Now, La Nina has ended. Key oceanic and atmospheric variables are consistent with ENSO-neutral conditions. Likelihood of El Nino is increasing and its probability to become a dominant category during the monsoon is growing large. El Nino return may presage a weaker monsoon". Besides El Nino, there are other factors too influencing monsoon. Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has the potential to steer monsoon and negate the ill effects of El Nino, when sufficiently strong. IOD 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. In terms of geographical prospects, Skymet expects northern and central part...