Skymet weather news

By India Today News Desk: Private forecasting agency Skymet Weather has predicted a bleak monsoon across the country over the next four weeks. The weather entity further stated that incoming Cyclone Biparjoy, in the Arabian Sea, has been impeding the advance of the rain system in the Indian Peninsular. Raising concerns about the rain deficit and its impact on agriculture, the weather entity said that parts of India might face challenges in coping with drying effects as a consequence of inadequate rainfall early this season. "Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS) is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agricultural heartland is looking rather cracked and parched. This coincides with the crucial time of sowing or at least preparing the field, with the hope of impending rains," it said on Monday. 'CYCLONE BIPARJOY PREVENTING RAIN SYSTEM' Delaying monsoon onset in parts of the country, The weather agency predicted challenges for central and western parts of India in the aftermath of inadequate rainfall early in the season. While monsoon rains usually hit Maharashtra, Odisha, and half of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar by June 15, the monsoon stream is still grappling to settle over these areas. MONSOON FORECAST At present, the visible manifestation of a monsoon surge is limited to the northeast and the west coast, Skymet Weather stated. Notably, there are no signs of weather systems emerging The prediction came despite heavy rainfa...

Cyclone Biparjoy is all set to make a landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat. After the landfall, the cyclone will start degenerating and may reach a depression stage over southwest Rajasthan on June 16. There will be heavy to very heavy rain over the Kutch region of Gujarat, southeast Sindh of Pakistan as well as over southwest and western parts of Rajasthan between the evening of June 15 and 16. This weather system will keep moving in the northeast direction and may reach Northeast Rajasthan as a low-pressure area on May 18. Many parts of Rajasthan will receive light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells on June 17 and 18. Parts of Punjab Haryana, Delhi, and West Uttar Pradesh may receive scattered light to moderate rain with one or two intense spells between June 18 and 20. This rain will be due to the combined impact of the Western disturbance and the remnants of cyclone Biparjoy.

Private weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather on Monday predicted a bleak monsoon for India. The bleak prediction for the next four weeks has raised agricultural concerns.  "Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS) is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agriculture heartland is looking rather cracked and parched. This coincides with the crucial time of sowing or at least preparing the field, with the hope of impending rains," the agency said. The central and western parts of India are set to face inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather informed. Skymet Weather highlighted concerns over drying effects in the central and western parts of the country, which form the core monsoon zone. The zone is set to face inadequate rainfall early in the season. The southwest monsoon hit the region of Kerala a week later than usual, on June 8 instead of June 1. Cyclone Biparjoy was the reason for the delay. The cyclone in the Arabian Sea is also hindering the advance of the rain-bearing system, stopping it from advancing towards the interior regions of the peninsula, the agency informed. The monsoon delay has also affected the areas of Maharashtra, Odisha, half of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar, which usually experience the season by June 15. The only regions seemingly exempt from the delays are the northeast and west coasts of the country. However, the Bay of Bengal has shown no signs of weather systems emerging, whi...

New Delhi: Extended range forecasts by both India Meteorological Department and private meteorological forecaster Skymet Weather have indicated that monsoon rains may be patchy in the Indian hinterland till the first week of July. Fishing boats are anchored at Juhu Koliwada in Mumbai, India on Monday. (AP) Skymet Weather shared their extended forecast on Monday which shows most parts of central and northwest India are likely to be “extremely” and “severely” dry till July 6. The forecaster’s definition of “extremely” dry is when rain is 60% or less than normal, and “severely” dry is rain deficiency between -20% and - 59%. IMD’s forecast too indicates patchy rain coverage in the week of June 30 to July 6. There has been a 54% rain deficiency in the country since June 1 with 53% deficiency over south peninsula; 80% deficiency over central India; 10% deficiency over northwest India and 53% deficiency over east and northeast India. The main reason for the poor June rains is extremely severe cyclone Biparjoy. “Even though Biparjoy will bring rainfall to Gujarat and Rajasthan, we are not expecting monsoon onset over central India for nearly a week. Monsoon coverage of interior parts of the country has not picked up. I do not expect the monsoon to pick up properly until June 18 because Biparjoy once it weakens after landfall will remain a low pressure area and will not allow monsoon winds to pick up. It will in fact divert the moisture towards extreme northwest India. We don’t thi...

IMAGE: Women enjoy the rain to celebrate the arrival of monsoon season, in Kolkata, June 9, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo "Extended range prediction system is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agriculture heartland is looking rather cracked and parched. This coincides with the crucial time of sowing or at least preparing the field, with the hope of impending rains," it said. The central and western parts of India, which form the core monsoon zone, may face challenges in coping with the drying effects due to inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather said. The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1. Cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea first delayed the monsoon onset over Kerala and is now impeding the advance of the rain-bearing system, preventing it from reaching the interior regions of the peninsula, the private agency said. While monsoon rains usually cover Maharashtra, Odisha, and half of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar by June 15, the monsoon stream is still grappling to settle over these areas. At present, the visible manifestation of monsoon surge is limited to the northeast and the west coast. Unfortunately, there are no signs of weather systems emerging over the Bay of Bengal in the near future, which are crucial drivers of the monsoon.