Normally we see Monsoon dynamics swing like a pendulum between active and break phases with break phases known for the thunderstorms over the leeward areas of Tamil Nadu. Sometimes we also within the Monsoon dynamics go through intra seasonal oscillations. These oscillations tend to be created by not only tropical wave movement but also inter…
Southwest Monsoon since the onset has been going through a stop start journey even though it touched down the sub continent shores before time. Like an express train not only forced to run behind a slow moving freight train ahead but also the presence of near continuous TSRs’ monsoon so far has been forced to…
It is more than three weeks since Southwest Monsoon made onset over the Indian Mainland and nearly a week since IMD announced onset of the Monsoon over Chennai and surrounding North Tamil Nadu. Until yesterday the rains have been evading Chennai while most of Tamil Nadu saw active thunderstorms with some places seeing almost daily…
Not often one gets to see Southwest Monsoon make onset over parts of Gujarat while parts of Tamil Nadu does not see onset yet. Southwest Monsoon this year has already touched down the shores of Saurashtra along with coastal Maharashtra & Gujarat while places like Chennai continues to be outside the onset conditions. 2019 saw…
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…
