Wait for intriguing NEM onset closes in
The wait for the intriguing North East Monsoon onset has kept most of the weather watchers on tenterhooks as the normal window period between 15 and 20th October just got passed by.
Thanks to the depression over Gangetic West Bengal, widespread heavy to very heavy rains have occurred over Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and North eastern states. On the other hand conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of Indian Summer monsoon over remaining parts of North eastern states, Central India and northern parts of peninsular India.
Tamil Nadu is expected to remain largely dry and slightly above normal day highs set to continue for a day or two. Few isolated showers cannot be ruled out over ghat regions of the state.
City Outlook:
Chennai – Sunny and humid with highs in the range of 34/35C. A chance of an isolated shower in the evening.
Vellore – Sunny and warm with highs of about 33/34C. Slim chance for rains.
Trichy – Hot weather to continue with mercury settling at 36/37C. An isolated shower is possible in the city.
Madurai – Unseasonably hot and sunny with max of 37C and slight chance of a shower later in the day.
Coimbatore – Warm and sunny with highs of 34C. Chances of precipitation is less.
The North East monsoon, which is the lifeline for TN’s water supplies and Agriculture, is a few days away. It contributes to nearly 60% of the Coastal TN annual rainfall and 50% of the Interior TN districts annual rainfall.
It also hosts the longest suspenseful thriller for the Kea Bloggers. The twists and turns of the NEM with villains and superstars can outstrip any masala movie. Hearts flutter, pulses race, anger quotient wildly fluctuates, friends turn foes, foes turn buddies, emotional taps are open 24hrs * 7 days, bloggers turn poets or revolutionaries based on the day’s RF.
Radar is checked every 10 sec although all know that it is updated once in 10mins. Model runs are analysed every 2mins. Bloggers love GFS at 00z and spew venom at the same model at 0600z.
Its all happening here from now- non stop live action. Strap up your seatbelts for another rollercoaster ride. Faint hearts are advised to stay away until 10th Jan 2018!
Keablog will be running interesting facts and figures on the NE monsoon from today.
NEM Fact & Figure- No 1
Highest ever 24 hrs rainfall recorded in TN during North East monsoon : Kethi, Nilgiris – 82cm – 2009