Monsoon in active phase, cuts overall deficit to two pc: IMD New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Aided by a low-pressure area over central India, the southwest monsoon has picked up pace, bringing bountiful showers to the region in time for the sowing of Kharif crops. The weather office on Tuesday said central India and the … Read more
India is likely to get normal southwest monsoon rains this year, private weather forecaster Skymet stated on Monday, while forecasting the rainfall during the upcoming season at 98% of the benchmark 50-year average, with an error margin of +/-5%. The forecaster saw a 65% chance that the country would get normal rainfall in the June-September … Read more
India Meteorological Department (IMD), the official weather forecaster, and Skymet will give their first monsoon forecasts for the current year in April. The southwest monsoon (June-September), which accounts for 70% of the country’s rainfall, will be ‘normal’ this year, private weather forecaster Skymet stated on Monday in its preliminary guidance; if this comes true, the … Read more