Better late than never is a famous English saying. This could be ideal in the current context of northeast monsoon onset over the eastern coast of Peninsular India. With IMD confirming the withdrawal of southwest monsoon over the entire country on Sunday the stage is now set for the arrival of northeast monsoon which is…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Deepavali evening over Chennai likely to see very unhealthy air quality
Deepavali and Northeast monsoon share a very strong relationship over the Southeastern parts of Peninsular India. You ask anyone from a small kid to the elders almost all of them would have something to say about how rains and Deepavali is intrinsically linked. While for some rains on Deepavali day is a boon and for…
Has Northeast Monsoon made onset?
Has Northeast monsoon made onset? This is the billion dollar question now not only among weather enthusiasts but also common public for the past few days. The early morning rains around coastal places like Chennai for the past couple of days along with fairly widespread rains influenced by thunderstorms during the evening / night hours…
Potential delay in Northeast Monsoon Onset??
According to IMD 15th October is the traditional date for the settting in of easterlies over Peninsular India which coincides with the traditional withdrawal date of Southwest monsoon over the Indian Sub continent except for Peninsular India. But the setting in of easterlies does not always mean onset of Northeast monsoon and IMD has a…
Pre NEM thunderstorms keeps the rainfall meter ticking
With jut 3 days left for what is the traditional onset date of Northeast Monsoon, 20th October according to IMD, it is expected for some anxious thoughts not just among weather bloggers but also for the larger public as well like the farming community for whom Northeast Monsoon is a vital component of their farming…





