Heat wave is expected to wreak havoc on Odisha
Heat wave is expected to wreak havoc on Odisha
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Bhubaneswar: After the initial excitement of the monsoon moving quickly towards the Indian coast and reaching early in Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Friday that it is expected to be somewhat delayed and arrive in Kerala on June 1 rather than May 27.
The MeT office has previously predicted that it may be advanced or delayed by four days. "We have not given any prognosis for monsoon arrival as of yet," IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said, adding, "We had predicted monsoon arrival is expected to be on May 27 with a +/-4 day error range."
The IMD said on Thursday that the monsoon has advanced further into some parts of the Southwest Arabian Sea, more parts of the Southeast Arabian Sea, the Maldives and Comorin area, and the South Bay of Bengal, and that conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance further over some more parts of the South Arabian Sea, the entire Maldives and adjoining areas of Lakshadweep, and some more parts of the Comorin area over the next 48 hours.
The monsoon's development has been halted since May 20, despite the fact that it arrived at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands a week earlier than expected on May 16. Only if the winds gain stability and power will the conditions for its arrival in Kerala improve. According to the monsoon track chart, it is presently a day later than expected.
"The monsoon will continue to proceed, although we can expect a slow start across Kerala." The south-westerly winds are not particularly strong, and a typical monsoon surge is unlikely. Over Kerala, light to moderate rainfall is expected, with isolated heavy rain in some areas. Its development will be slow at first, so we can't predict how and when it will reach central India. This could cause a minor impediment for early sowing, according to Mahesh Palawat, vice president, climate change and meteorology, Skymet Weather.
While the IMD forecasted a slim possibility of monsoon rains in Odisha by June 10, weather expert Surendranath Pasupalak said the forecast is unlikely to alter because there are no indicators of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal for the next 10 days, which might affect the forecast.
Different parts of Odisha will receive rain until May 31 due to the Nor'wester, and the state will then face a heatwave and high humidity, with temperatures reaching 44 degrees Celsius or higher on June 3 and 4 until the beginning of monsoon, according to Pasupalak.
In a lunchtime bulletin on Thursday, the IMD regional centre predicted that the day temperature would rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius in several parts of the state during the next three days. Coastal Odisha may also experience high humidity around this time.
