North East Monsoon to commence with a bang| Skymet Podcast EP-4

Southwest monsoon is expected to withdraw from the entire country during the next 48 hours and simultaneously Northeast monsoon will set in. The well-marked low-pressure area is over the Southwest Bay of Bengal off the Tamilnadu coast. It may intensify into a depression and move over Tamilnadu. Heavy rainfall has already commenced over the South Peninsula. All the necessary criteria are in place for the onset of North East monsoon. Northerly and Northeasterly winds as well as moderate to heavy rainfall have commenced. Tamilnadu receives around 60 to 65% of annual rainfall during the North East monsoon.