IBM-backed US forecaster predicts marginally above-normal monsoon in 2021 SECTIONS Share Synopsis The onset of the monsoon winds in Kerala will also happen a couple of days prior to its normal date of June 1, TWC added. “Climate model forecasts suggest a near-normal to slightly above-normal monsoon season this year," said Todd Crawford, TWC's chief meteorologist. PTI In yet another encouraging indication for this year's rainy season, American forecaster The Weather Company has predicted a marginally above-normal monsoon in 2021, the third consecutive year with excessive rainfall. The IBM-ba...