La Nina is present and therefore the advisory continued. Ocean and atmosphere indicators reflect a mature La Nina, with little variation over the last 4 weeks. The model output suggests that the event has reached its peak at moderate levels.
The southwest monsoon is expected to officially start withdrawing from India on October 6-7, set to mark a hat-trick in the delayed retreat, with recording normal rainfall to the tune of 99 per cent of the long-period average.The countrywide .