Weather Blogging is a hobby that teaches a lot of patience as very rarely we are an active participant but almost always a passive observer of things happening at its own pace. Couple of lines from this mellifluous song sung by P B Srinivas in the film Nenjil Or Aalayam is perhaps apt for the…
It was a strange day to follow weather yesterday, particularly if you are from Chennai, as mostly clear skies with slightly warm conditions was seen. Common public may have been confused wondering why is it dry & warm when the news channels were talking about Northeast Monsoon Onset & possible heavy rains. As explained in…
Yesterday IMD announced the complete withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from the Indian Sub Continent & along with it the simultaneous onset of Northeast Monsoon over parts of Southern Peninsular India. We all know the big brother Southwest Monsoon has clear protocols with regard to both Onset & Withdrawal conditions the small brother, Northeast Monsoon, is…
It is that time of the year when weather bloggers across South India, particularly Tamil Nadu start behaving like Dads pacing themselves outside labor ward as he waits for his child to be born. Yes every year just before the onset of Northeast Monsoon there is a sense of expectation / butterflies in the stomach…
With just a week left for October to come to an end the overall rainfall since the start of Northeast Monsoon season (1st October ’21) now stands as on 23rd October at 171.8 mm with another 7 mm to go for October Long Period Average to be reached. Compared to last year this October is…
