Northeast monsoon likely to set in around October 17 or 18: RMC
The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecasted the onset of the Northeast monsoon in Tamil Nadu around October 17 or 18. The transition is expected to bring a gradual dip in temperatures and potential rainfall across the state.
Why it matters
Accurate monsoon forecasting is critical for agricultural planning and water resource management in Southern India.
Northeast monsoon, which is eagerly awaited to bring relief from rainfall deficit and replenish rapidly depleting water resources, is likely to set in over Tamil Nadu around October 17 or 18.
As the State prepares for the onset of the NE monsoon later next week, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast a gradual dip in the temperatures from October 16.
With the Southwest monsoon expected to retreat completely from the south peninsula by October 15, conditions could turn favourable for a reversal in wind patterns and arrival of NE monsoon in the following days.
An upper air cyclonic circulation may emerge in Andaman Sea around October 11 and influence a low pressure area to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around October 13.
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