New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has hit the Kerala coast, marking the start of the four-month season. This was informed by the private weather forecaster Skymet.
Monsoon made the landfall two days ahead of the onset date of 1 June, said the Skymet.
“Southwest #Monsoon2020 finally arrived on the mainland of India, #Monsoon arrived on Kerala before the actual onset date. All the onset conditions including rainfall, OLR value, wind speed, etc are met. Finally, the 4-month long festival begins for Indian. #HappyMonsoon,” Skymet said in a Twitter post on Saturday.
#JUSTIN Southwest #Monsoon2020 finally arrived on the mainland of India, #Monsoon arrived on Kerala before the actual onset date. All the onset conditions including rainfall, OLR value, wind speed, etc are met. Finally, the 4-month long festival begins for Indian. #HappyMonsoon
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) May 30, 2020
The state-owned India Meteorological Department (IMD), on the other, is yet to released any official statement in this regard.