The weathermen, here at Skymet, are saying that monsoons are here, though we await the official declaration of the arrival of southwest monsoon in Kerala.
Continuous moderate to heavy rainfall in many districts of Kerala in the last few days suggests that southwest monsoon has entered Kerala and will soon cover the entire state.
Among these are Kozhikode - 45.9mm on 25th and 1mm on 26th May, Kochi - 17mm on 27th and 14.2mm on 28th, Mangalore - 57mm on 26th and 24mm on 28th, Amini - 22mm on 26th and 78mm on 27th of May and Allapuzha - 20mm on 26th and 21mm on 27th.
Further meteorological analysis by Skymet Weather suggests that a cyclonic circulation which formed in south Arabian Sea and moved in a northwest direction has influenced the onset of monsoon here.
On the other hand, the low pressure area in North Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a depression. This depression will continue to move northwestwards, towards Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal.
It is due to this deep depression that moderate to heavy rainfall may occur over Kolkata and the entire Gangetic West Bengal up till tomorrow morning. To make matters worse, heavy rainfall may be accompanied by strong winds, up to 70kmph which could uproot trees and pose damage to crops.
Rain may reduce gradually as the depression makes a landfall. The clouding effects of the system in the Bay may be felt up to Bihar, Jharkhand north Orissa and north Bengal as well. Light rain may occur in these parts tomorrow.
Lastly, below normal temperatures, thunder development and light showers may be witnessed at coastal Andhra Pradesh and coastal Tamil Nadu due to the same. Also, there are high chances of cloudy and rainy weather in Hyderabad and Chennai tomorrow.
