The Southwest monsoon will arrive over the South Andaman Sea, Nicobar islands, and Southeast Bay of Bengal Sunday, the India Meteorological Department has mentioned. Once realised, the monsoon will arrive over the islands practically per week forward of its regular schedule.
As the monsoon winds are prone to strengthen over these areas within the coming days, the islands are set to expertise enhanced rainfall with warning of heavy spells (64.5mm to 115.4mm in 24 hours) throughout the subsequent 5 days accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.
In reality, the Met division has positioned Kerala and Tamil Nadu alongside Mahe and Lakshadweep on a excessive alert forward of the heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.4mm to 204.4mm in 24 hours) forecast until Monday.
Advance of Southwest Monsoon into South Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal
•Southwest Monsoon prone to advance into South Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal throughout subsequent 48 hours.
•— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 14, 2022
“Due to strong westerly winds flowing from the Arabian Sea towards the southern peninsular India, isolated heavy rains are predicted over Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mahe, Lakshadweep till May 16,” mentioned the IMD’s climate report on Sunday morning.
Between March 1 and May 14, southern peninsular India recorded 109mm, which was a 43 per cent surplus. Kerala has acquired above-normal rainfall and it appears moist days will proceed with the Southwest monsoon all set to make an early onset this yr.
The rainfall departures over the southern states throughout the ongoing pre-monsoon season this yr stand at—Karnataka (82 per cent), Andaman and Nicobar (79 per cent), Kerala (73 per cent), Puducherry (59 per cent), Lakshadweep (39 per cent) and Tamil Nadu (21 per cent).
