As we get into the second half of the Southwest Monsoon season slowly but steadily the soil saturation across the Indian sub continent starts to increase more and more, particularly the river basins, under the influence of the regular rains that has happened since the onset of monsoon. To give a perspective the water run…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Thunderstorms to slow down over leeward Tamil Nadu
For the past few days even though citizens of Chennai may feel aggrieved has been very good for Tamil Nadu in terms of rains associated with thunderstorms. With the seasonal tally standing nearly twice the normal rainfall so far we are in line for another positive southwest monsoon performace in sync with how the past…
Flood threat looms large over parts of Central Kerala
For the past 36 hours or so parts of Kerala particularly places around the High Ranges have been receiving heavy rains on account of a strong wind convergence that has been persisting over Peninsular India creating very highly volatile atmospheric conditions. Places along the West coast over Karnataka and Kerala remain very vulnerable for the…
Widespread thunderstorms likely over interior Karnataka
Southwest Monsoon has been heading towards a break in monsoon period with the Eastern end of the monsoon trough already shifting closer to the foothils of the Himalayas. The Westen end of the monsoon trough is expected to also shift North in the next 24 to 48 hours or so which will signify break in…
Thunderstorms to continue over coastal TN
Monsoons over the Indian Sub Continent, both Southwest Monsoon and Northeast Monsoon, not only go through intraseasonal oscillations but also go through long term decadal oscillation with positive and negative phases during these periods. While the human documented observations is just a couple of centuries old so any inferences based on very small data compared…





