New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is likely to reach Delhi by June 15, which is 12 days earlier than its typical date of June 27, revealed officers at India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday (June 11, 2021).
The head of IMD’s regional forecasting centre, Kuldeep Srivastava, mentioned that earlier in 2008, too, the wind system had reached Delhi on June 15.
“Conditions are favourable for an early onset. It (monsoon) may reach Delhi by June 15 this time,” he mentioned.
Normally, the monsoon reaches the nationwide capital by June 27 and covers all the nation by July 8. “Light to moderate rainfall is predicted in the capital over the next three days,” he mentioned.
IMD revealed {that a} low-pressure space lies over the northwest Bay of Bengal, including that it’s likely to transfer throughout Odisha, Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh over the subsequent 3-4 days.
The IMD officers additionally revealed {that a} trough runs from south Punjab to the centre of this low stress space and powerful south-westerly winds are prevailing alongside the west coast and an offshore trough lies off the west coast. These situations are likely to persist over the subsequent 5-6 days.
“Under these favourable meteorological conditions, the southwest monsoon is likely to advance over the entire country outside south Rajasthan and Kutch region of Gujarat during the next five-six days,” the IMD mentioned.
The head of IMD’s regional forecasting centre, Srivastava mentioned largely, three elements are thought of for declaring the arrival of the monsoon in an space (after it makes onset in Kerala)- widespread rainfall over a big space, prediction of extra precipitation over the subsequent three to 4 days and easterly winds.
Last yr, the wind system had lined all the nation by June 29, seven days earlier than the same old date of July 8.
Srivastava additionally mentioned that is the primary time since 2014 that Delhi has not recorded a heatwave in the summertime season. “Frequent western disturbances kept the mercury in check in April and May. Also, Cyclone Tauktae led to record rains last month,” he mentioned.
(With Agency inputs)
