“பொறுமை கடலினும் பெரிது” is a famous Tamil saying highlighting the importance of Patience. As a weather blogger we follow Oceans actively making it all the more important to be patient. Oscillating developments are par for course in weather blogging. The atmospheric pendulum never stays still. Consequently you have phases of good and bad oscillating. More…
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Pair of circulations send models tizzy
The North Indian Ocean basin is a much more closed basin unlike Pacific and Atlantic. Because of the closed nature it borrows a lot from West Pacific and South China Sea. It borrows moisture during Northeast Monsoon time. It borrows disturbances from South China Sea to trigger cyclones in Bay of Bengal. The closed nature…
Genesis sweet spot decides path of late November cyclones
After more than 3 weeks the daily rainfall chart for TN & PDC showed a positive anomaly on 18th November. The last day to show positive anomaly during NEM 2025 prior to this was 23rd October. The LPA earlier this week that had its genesis over Southwest Bay pretty much broke the dry spell. With…
Return of rains over most of Tamil Nadu
Northeast Monsoon after a very long lull is finally getting back on track. The 36% excess during October is now a distant memory as seasonal status stands at -9% as of yesterday. But there is a fair bit of confidence that the driest phase of NEM 2025 is over. From today rains are liekly to…
NEM 2025 gets ready for 2nd power play of the season
Unlearning and Learning is an essential part of scientific temper. Over the years as research throws new light some of the older understanding becomes irrelevant. Understanding weather is also similar. This becomes even more pertinent in the context of oceans warming like never before. The last couple of weeks have seen NEM 2025 pretty much…