Northeast monsoon sets in over Keralam; yellow alert for State on Oct. 16
The India Meteorological Department has confirmed the onset of the northeast monsoon over Kerala and surrounding regions. A yellow alert has been issued for the state, with forecasts predicting thunderstorms, gusty winds, and widespread rainfall.
Why it matters
The arrival of the monsoon is a critical seasonal event that dictates agricultural cycles and disaster preparedness for the state of Kerala.
Northeast monsoon sets in over Keralam; yellow alert for State on Oct. 16 Ahead of the arrival of the northeast monsoon, maximum temperature fell appreciably in Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Northeast monsoon set in over Keralam on Thursday, with easterly and northeasterly winds establishing over southern peninsular India, the specialty of the northeast monsoon. A weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday confirmed the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from the country and the simultaneous beginning of the northeast monsoon rainfall activity over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka, Kerala, and Mahe. An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over south coastal Tamil Nadu and the neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels, along with supporting systems in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
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