North-East monsoon is delayed a bit more

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has corrected its earlier forecast for North-East monsoon. Earlier the state was told to expect its arrival by October 26, but that didn’t happen. IMD now says NE monsoon will be here by November 1.

On Monday evening, IMD revised its forecast. “Conditions are becoming favorable for the commencement of Northeast Monsoon rains over Tamil Nadu, Kerala and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka around November 1, 2018.”

Met experts say the delay is because monsoon is weak this time. Srinivas Reddy, director at Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre, said, “Though it is said that the NE rains will start from November 1, Karnataka will receive it a little later by November 3 or 4.

It is likely that there won’t be much rain this time.” Officials also say a clear sky is persisting over the city and the State. Reddy said, “As of now, the weather is dry and clear. Usually, it is not this way during this time. Even the temperature during the night and in the early morning has gone down from the minimum value by two degrees.” This shows there is a chill in the air.

Though the weatherman says the NE rains are going to be delayed, they also say that there will be light showers during the next two days.

According to the IMD forecast for Bengaluru, there is an indication of light showers from November 1, coupled with thunderstorms too in a few parts of the city. The IMD’s inference also states that there is a cyclonic circulation over the southwest of Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka.