Surinder Sud / New Delhi May 21, 2009, 0:29 IST

The monsoon has set in over the entire Andaman Sea and part of south Bay of Bengal, the first entry point to Indian territorial waters, right on schedule today.

It is likely to advance towards the Indian mainland and hit the Kerala coast and adjoining areas of the south peninsula by May 25, ahead of the normal arrival date of June 1.

AHMEDABAD: Scorching, sultry afternoons may soon give way to thundershowers and welcome drizzle as weather officials expect pre-monsoon activity to begin in a week's time.

The city has been witnessing high humidity which was recorded at 70% on Monday morning. Weather officials said this is due to the south-westerly current which leads to more moisture in the environment.

MUMBAI: Burdened by expectations of an error-free forecast now that the Doppler radar has arrived, the Met department on Tuesday issued a disclaimer about the much-hyped prowess of the instrument to give accurate and timely forecasts.

The Regional Meteorology Centre (RMC) here forecast probability of rain or thundershower at many places over Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh and at a few places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram during the next 24 hours since today noon.

Pune Even as heatwave conditions prevail in most parts of the country, there is good news. The monsoon may arrive a week in advance.

AHMEDABAD: Global climatic changes are affecting local weather and climatic conditions, observed Sanjay Limaye, planetary scientist from University of Wisconsin, US, during a popular science lecture organised at Gujarat Science City on Tuesday.

Mumbai Doppler radar in city but may not be ready before July 24 when highest tide is expected

On Monday, the trusty Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carried into orbit what is widely perceived as an Israeli-built radar satellite intended for India

Reliable medium range prediction of monsoon weather is crucial for disaster preparedness. Weather in tropics, controlled by fast growing convective instabilities is, however, intrinsically less predictable than that in extra?tropics.

The "long-range" forecast of another normal monsoon has little practical utility as it cannot be used to plan for agriculture or water reserves

Business Standard / New Delhi April 21, 2009, 0:49 IST

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