Skymet weather prediction 2022: Southwest monsoon to be 'normal' at 98%

"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.

Private weather forecasting agency, Skymet, today said that the southwest monsoon in 2022 is expected to be 'normal' at 98 percent of the Long Period Average (LPA). The forecast is with an error margin of plus and minus 5 percent.

The LPA for the June to September four-month monsoon season is around 881 millimeters. Rainfall between 96-104 per cent of the LPA is considered as 'normal'.

Releasing its first detailed official forecast of monsoon 2022, Skymet said the first half of the southwest monsoon (that is the months of June and July) is expected to fare better than the latter