New Delhi: In a latest advisory issued on Monday, private weather forecaster Skymet has said that this year the country’s southern and central states might witness late and weak monsoon. According to Skymet, farmers in South and Central India should postpone the sowing of kharif crops to at least the second week of June. In […]
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Below normal rainfall expected in monsoon, 15% chance of drought: Skymet
New Delhi: In bad news for the farm sector, India is expected to receive below normal rainfall during the upcoming Monsoon which is likely to arrive in Kerala on June 4 and there is a 15 per cent chance of drought, private weather forecaster Skymet said on Tuesday. Besides arriving late by about 4 days […]
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 4, be ‘below normal’
New Delhi: Monsoon will hit Kerala on June 4 with a variation of two days but this year it is is likely to be “below normal”, private forecaster Skymet said on Tuesday. The monsoon was also likely to be “jerky” as its progression across India would not be smooth, it said. The monsoon was likely […]
Fani strongest cyclone to hit India since 1999: Skymet
New Delhi: India has witnessed at least 20 severe cyclonic storms in past two decades but the ongoing “extremely severe” cyclone “Fani”, which hit the eastern coast along Odisha with a wind speed of up to 200 km per hour on Friday, has been found to be the strongest to hit the country since 1999. […]
IMD sees ‘near-normal’ monsoon; Skymet says ‘below average’
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted the monsoon to be “near-normal” this year with an expected rainfall of 96 per cent, on the other hand, the Skymet Weather has claimed that the monsoon is likely to be “below normal” to the extent of 93 per cent. Speaking to IANS, Mahesh Palawat, […]