Monsoon onset is more often expected with a loud and sound bang. In addition to the coastal parts, the interiors of the South Peninsula also expect the monsoon to charge with a fist of fury to announce its arrival.
A depression has formed in the Southeast Arabian Sea and is likely to intensify into a tropical storm shortly. This cyclone will move northward initially, keeping a safe distance from the coastline
Skymet had earlier predicted the monsoon onset on 7th June with an error margin of 3 days. The southwest monsoon is likely to arrive within this bracket. Onset criteria require stipulated rainfall on 2 consecutive days over Lakshadweep, Kerala and Coastal Karnataka.
As per normal dates, the monsoon reaches Mumbai and Kolkata between the 10th and 12th of June. The monsoon arrival date for Delhi has now been revised to 27th June from its earlier landing on 29th June.
Monsoon current will have to wait on the outskirts of mainland Kerala. Activation of the monsoon vortices coming up over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal will become instrumental to mark the onset. This annual event has already overshot the stipulated time.