Monsoon 2019 Forecast

The southwest monsoon in 2021 is likely to be normal, private weather forecaster Skymet Weather has said on initial outlook for the rainfall season. The southwest monsoon was above-normal in 2019 and 2020.

In a year the rest of India witnessed "above-normal monsoon", Delhi recorded 38 per cent rainfall deficiency, the lowest rainfall in the city since 2014, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The weather office had forecast "extremely heavy rainfall" for Mumbai and Raigad over the next 48 hours and issued a Red Alert. with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and National Disaster Response Force keeping teams on standby

Large parts of Mumbai, home to India's financial markets and the central bank, were inundated because of incessant monsoon rains over the past 24 hours, prompting the city administration to declare a holiday.

The Odisha government put all the 30 districts of the state on alert Saturday in view of the IMD forecasting enhanced heavy rainfall for the next three days, officials said.

Several parts of Mumbai today reported waterlogging and flooding as heavy rain lashed the city. The morning showers led to traffic congestion in some areas, including Western express highway and Dharavi. Local trains and flight operation, however, have not been disrupted.

With the progress of monsoon still remaining sluggish, 84 per cent of the meteorological subdivisions have recorded deficient rainfall, MeT department data shows.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast average rainfall in 2019, while the country's only private forecaster Skymet has predicted below-normal rainfall.

Several parts of Kerala received moderate rainfall on Sunday, a day after the southwest monsoon set in over the state, even as a low pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea.

As drought conditions in Maharashtra worsen, the India Meteorological Department has warned that rainfall for 2019 has been delayed by at least a week and it could take another month before monsoons reach the beleaguered state

Monsoon in India: There is a fear that below normal monsoon will dampen prospects of higher farm and economic growth.

Monsoon rains in India are expected to be normal in 2019, the country's only private weather forecasting agency said on Monday, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth in the $2 trillion economy.

The southwest monsoon in 2021 is likely to be normal, private weather forecaster Skymet Weather has said on initial outlook for the rainfall season. The southwest monsoon was above-normal in 2019 and 2020.

In a year the rest of India witnessed "above-normal monsoon", Delhi recorded 38 per cent rainfall deficiency, the lowest rainfall in the city since 2014, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The weather office had forecast "extremely heavy rainfall" for Mumbai and Raigad over the next 48 hours and issued a Red Alert. with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and National Disaster Response Force keeping teams on standby

Large parts of Mumbai, home to India's financial markets and the central bank, were inundated because of incessant monsoon rains over the past 24 hours, prompting the city administration to declare a holiday.

The Odisha government put all the 30 districts of the state on alert Saturday in view of the IMD forecasting enhanced heavy rainfall for the next three days, officials said.

Several parts of Mumbai today reported waterlogging and flooding as heavy rain lashed the city. The morning showers led to traffic congestion in some areas, including Western express highway and Dharavi. Local trains and flight operation, however, have not been disrupted.

With the progress of monsoon still remaining sluggish, 84 per cent of the meteorological subdivisions have recorded deficient rainfall, MeT department data shows.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast average rainfall in 2019, while the country's only private forecaster Skymet has predicted below-normal rainfall.

Several parts of Kerala received moderate rainfall on Sunday, a day after the southwest monsoon set in over the state, even as a low pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea.

As drought conditions in Maharashtra worsen, the India Meteorological Department has warned that rainfall for 2019 has been delayed by at least a week and it could take another month before monsoons reach the beleaguered state

Monsoon in India: There is a fear that below normal monsoon will dampen prospects of higher farm and economic growth.

Monsoon rains in India are expected to be normal in 2019, the country's only private weather forecasting agency said on Monday, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth in the $2 trillion economy.