Skymet Monsoon Forecast

The city received around 111 mm of rainfall on Sunday evening, breaking its 133-year-old record of the highest-ever rainfall in a single day in June

The sector is already witnessing an uptick in rural demand, which lagged through most of last year as rainfall impacts affected rural demand

Skymet cites early trends, predict 'normal' monsoon in 2024

Private forecasting agency Skymet Weather Monday predicted a bleak monsoon in India over the next four weeks, raising concerns about the impact on agriculture. "Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS) is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agriculture heartland is looking rather cracked and parched. This coincides with the crucial time of sowing or at least preparing the field, with the hope of impending rains," it said. The central and western parts of India, which form the core monsoon zone, may face challenges in coping with the drying effects due to inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather said. The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1. Cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea first delayed the monsoon onset over Kerala and is now impeding the advance of the rain-bearing system, preventing it from reaching the interior regions of the peninsula, the private agency said. While monsoon rains usu

Experts say that the volume of rainfall, its timing and dispersion will crucially influence crop sowing, output and prices

The private weather office says IMD overlooked its own parameters to meet forecasts; Met says it will never compromise on standards. Skymet says rains haven't come yet

"The first half of the 2022 monsoon season is expected to fare better than the latter. Monsoon is likely to make a decent start during the onset month of June," Skymet said.

Monsoon in second half of the season not expected to be as good as first

LPA for the four-month southwest monsoon season that starts from June is 881 millimeters

Experts say though rains have recovered the past few days, they won't wipe off the deficit and the 2021 monsoon season will end with a shortfall of 5-6% from the normal

The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively

Drought possible in Gujarat and West Rajasthan, says private weather forecaster

The monsoon season is considered normal when total rains are recorded between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of the national average of just over 88 centimeters (45 inches)

Skyment predicted the onset of monsoon over Kerala on June 7 against its earlier forecast of June 4

In April, Skymet's first forecast was for a normal monsoon, at 100 per cent of the Long Period Average, with an error range of five percentage points either way

A state forecast flagged heavier-than-expected monsoon rains