Since the onset of Southwest Monsoon over Kerala a couple of days before schedule on May 27th, the monsoon progress has been slow like a spluttering motor car with a clogged carburrettor. Traditionally June 10th is the expected onset date for the financial capital of India, Mumbai, though yesterday’s thunderstorms around Mumbai and suburbs were…
As we complete the first week of June yesterday’s evening satellite image would have possibly resembled a late May evening than an early June evening with thunderstorms lighting up the evening skies over many parts of interior Peninsular India, including Tamil Nadu. The rainfall numbers around Trichy is possibly a firm indicator on how weak…
It is often remarked while weather works in pattern, particularly large scale dynamics, every year is a learning due to how subtle change in dynamics can drastically alter the outcome. Southwest Monsoon this year is on its way to providing another classic case study with fast changing dynamics. After what looked like an early and…
The announcement by IMD on Sunday confirming the onset of “Monsoon over Kerala” set of intense debates across many people not restricted to just weather bloggers and casual weather observers. One of India’s well known private agency took the opportunity to see if a narrative about IMD being subject to the whims and fancies of…
Today is the last day of what is considered as the hottest period of the year in the traditional Panjankams, more commonly known as the Kathiri Period. The talk among most common people over the past couple of days, particularly around North Tamil Nadu, is Kathiri Veyyil time is coming to an end so temperatures…
