After Two Days Delay, Monsoon To Reach Kerala By 3rd June
Pune, 30th May 2021: As per the latest meteorological indications, the southwesterly winds could strengthen further gradually from 01st June, resulting in a likely enhancement in rainfall activity over Kerala. Hence, the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to take place by 3rd June 2021.
The northern limit of Southwest Monsoon continues to pass through 5°N/72°E, 6°N/75°E, 8°N/80°E, 12°N/85°E, 14°N/90°E and 17°N/94°E.
Dr Anupam Kashyapi, Head of Weather & Air Pollution Monitoring Unit at India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, said that all the defined parameters/ criteria for the onset of monsoon over Kerala are being continuously monitored. At present, the criteria are not fully satisfied. For example, the rainfall over Kerala has decreased today along with the weakening of westerly winds.
Also, the depth of westerly winds did not increase upto 4.5 km against the expectation. The convective cloud development leading to enhancement of rainfall activity over Kerala in such a scenario is not expected at least upto 1 June.
From 1st June onwards conditions will gradually become favourable with a gradual increase in strength and depth of westerly winds. It may lead to onset over Kerala around 03rd June, Kashyapi said.
