The first month of Southwest Monsoon season 2026 has come to an end. The cumulative inflow in the Cauvery Basin dams of Karnataka for the month was just 4.1 TMC. This is the 5th lowest ever inflow during the month of June in more than half a century. One look at the district wise rainfall…
Monsoon express gets green signal for an active run
On 8th June the Arabian Sea branch of monsoon passed over Harnai in Konkan Maharashtra. Since then it has been stationery while the Bay branch has covered all of West Bengal. It has reached right at the border of East UP / North Bihar. It is almost like the Monsoon Express was given a red…
Monsoon dynamics struggles under large scale suppression
The first fortnight of June is now behind us. Monsoon dynamics has continued to stutter along during this period after making onset over Kerala on 4th June. The overall performance for the country stands at -32%. Among the Peninsular West coast sub divisions in the strictest sense only Lakshadweep is in positive zone. Kerala &…
Leeward plains of TN to see SWM season’s 1st thunderstorm window
The Southwest Monsoon juggernaut has been slowly ambling along ever since it made onset over Kerala on 4th June. As the monsoon moves along the leeward plains of North TN is also bearing the brunt. The brunt of stiff westerlies that keep temperatures high till evening. With sea breeze either not coming in or very…
SWM 2026 hits the shores of Kerala but bumps ahead
IMD announced the onset of SWM 2026 over Kerala yesterday. The normal date for onset is 1st June with a +/- 7 days variance effectively making this year as a normal onset year. The presence of two circulations either side of Peninsular India has brought a classic onset conditions for Monsoon. The cyclonic circulation off…