The southwest monsoon, which made a weak onset, still remains sluggish in the State with the majority of metrological subdivisions recording over 60% deficit rainfall.
“The current weather models do not favour the strengthening of the monsoon at least for the next week. We hope once Cyclone Biparjoy completely dissipates after landfall, the synoptic conditions favouring the revival of monsoon will be on track,” says a scientist with the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The offshore trough from Gujarat to Kerala, one of the semi-permanent systems during the monsoon season, is not active due to the disturbance of the cyclone, which has weakened the progress of the monsoon.
