GUWAHATI:
With the onset of the Southwest Monsoon over Kerala on May 29, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall in many parts of the Northeast for the next five days.
“Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during May 30 to June 1, over Assam-Meghalaya during May 29 to June 2; over Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on June 1 and 2,” RMC Deputy Director-General Dr Sanjay O’Neil Shaw told The Meghalayan.
He said that the South West Monsoon has set in earlier than the normal date of onset that is June 1.
According to the IMD, squally weather (wind speed 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) is very likely over Southwest Arabian Sea during next five days; over Southeast Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep area, along & off Kerala Coast, Comorin area, Northeast Arabian Sea & adjoining Gujarat coast on May 29 and 30.
“Under the influence of a trough in Westerlies and Southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal to Northeast India at lower tropospheric levels, scattered to fairly widespread light/ moderate rainfall very likely over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and isolated to scattered rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal next five days,” Dr Shaw said.
“South West Monsoon has advanced into remaining parts of South Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep area, most parts of Kerala, some parts of south Tamil Nadu, some parts of Gulf of Mannar and some more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal today,” he said.
“There has been widespread rainfall activity over Kerala during past 24 hours and out of 14 rainfall monitoring stations for declaring the onset of monsoon over Kerala, 10 stations have received rainfall of 2.5 mm or more,” Dr Shaw also said.
He further added that conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some parts of central Arabian Sea, reaming parts of Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of Karnataka, and some more parts of south and Central Bay of Bengal, some parts of northeast Bay of Bengal and northeastern states during next 3-4 days.
