Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 3
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New Delhi, May 31 : The monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days and is now likely to take place on June 3 as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday resulting in likely enhancement of rainfall activity, latest meteorological indications show.
In the last five years, except for 2017 and 2018 (May 30 and 29 respectively), the monsoon has always been delayed by a few days. In 2020, it was forecast to hit on June 1, but it started on June 5; in 2019, it was predicted June 6, but it started on June 8 and in 2016, it was delayed by a day on June 8.
Read more about Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 3, delayed by a few days: IMD on Business Standard. The monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday resulting in likely enhancement of rainfall activity
Monsoon likely to be delayed by two days, to make onset over Kerala by June 3: IMD - The normal onset date for the monsoon over Kerala is June 1. This marks the start of the four-month rainfall season for the country.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): With the possibility of the southwesterly winds to strengthen further gradually from Tuesday, there is a likeness of enhancement in rainfall activity over Kerala from June 3, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took stock of preparedness with Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to deal with cyclonic storm Yaas (pronounced as Yass ) in the Bay of Bengal. Shah took the meeting through video conference, and also interacted with the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to review the preparations in view of cyclone Yaas . The cyclone in Bay of Bengal laid centred at 5.30 a.m. on Monday near latitude 16.3 degree north and longitude 89.7 degree east, about 600 km north-northwest of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 540 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 650 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha) and 630 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal).