Transition of Monsoons – Withdrawal Of Southwest Monsoon & Onset Of Northeast Monsoon

Current Weather Conditions on 18th October 2014 @ 7.30 am.

Yesterday the southwest monsoon had further withdrawn from most parts of Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh; remaining parts of  Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra and more parts of Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Telengana and North Interior Karnataka. The withdrawal line of southwest monsoon passed through Tadong, Jamshedput, Titagarh, Jagdalpur, Hanamkonda, Gulbarga, Vengurla, Lat.16.0°N Long.70.0°E and Lat.16.0°N/Long.60.0°E.

Current winds and rain scenario suggests that the transition of Monsoons is taking place. Simultaneous withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from the remaining parts of the country and the onset of North East Monsoon over Tamilnadu, Kerala and adjoining areas of South Andhra Pradesh and South Karnataka today the 18th October.

Note: on 17th October IMD had mentioned that “Conditions are favorable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from the remaining parts of the country and commencement of northeast monsoon rainfall over Tamilnadu, Kerala and adjoining areas of south Andhra Pradesh and south Karnataka during the next 48 hours.”

UW-CIMSS Meteosat 7 IR Satellite Image
on 18th October 2014 @ 0000 UTC ( 5.30 am. IST)

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Weather Conditions of Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat

The Maximum Temperature over most parts of Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat were about 1 Degrees above normal at most places and 2 Degrees above normal in small pockets of the above regions. The Minimum Temperature has been near normal.

Weekly Temperature Variation for Amreli Till 17th October 2014

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Weekly Temperature Variation for Ahmedabad Till 17th October 2014

 

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Weekly Temperature Variation for Rajkot Till 17th October 2014

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Weekly Temperature Variation for Bhuj Till 17th October 2014

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Weekly Temperature Variation for Naliya Till 17th October 2014

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Forecast: 18th October to 23rd October 2014

 

The Maximum as well as Minimum Temperature is expected to be near normal or slightly above normal from 18th to 20th October. However, the Maximum Temperature is expected to increase again during 21st to 23rd by 1 to 2 Degrees.

 

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