A September 24 view from India’s INSAT-3DS weather satellite captured a pronounced divide in the country’s weather conditions, with extensive cloud systems covering central, eastern and southern regions while large parts of northwest India appeared comparatively clear, as per a NBT report. The image, recorded in the thermal-infrared channel at 10.83 micrometres, provides a snapshot of the contrasting atmospheric conditions prevailing across India as the southwest monsoon entered its closing phase.
The pattern was linked to an active weather system over the eastern side of the country, where moisture was spreading inland from the Bay of Bengal. At the same time, drier conditions were becoming more evident across parts of the northwest. The India Meteorological Department had reported a deep depression over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha during this period, with the system moving inland and continuing to influence rainfall across central and eastern India.
