Monsoons likely to hit Goa in two days
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JUNE 7
After a prolonged wait, finally, monsoons are likely to hit the State in the next 48 hours.
The consistent pre-monsoon showers, a prelude to the south west monsoons, lashed the State this evening and continued pouring till late night.
Indian Meteorological Observatory in-charge K V Singh told Herald tonight that monsoons has reached Karwar and are speedily approaching Goa. “It will arrive in Goa in 24 to 48 hours,” he said.
The rains are already delayed in the State by almost five days due to Phet cyclone that originated in the Arabian sea last week hindering the progress of monsoons.
IMD during the day had predicted that Goa will have to wait for at least three more days to get the south-west monsoon rainfall.
“The monsoon currents have now started developing. Goa might receive rainfall on or after June 10,” Singh predicted earlier. But the prediction went wrong within few hours when monsoon started proceeding at a regular pace.
Monsoon showers lashed Kerala on May 31 but the cyclone halted the monsoon current for few days. Met department has stated that due to severe cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea, monsoon remained subdued over the Kerala and Karnataka coasts after its onset. However, Singh said that the effect is weakening at a fast rate.
“As the result of monsoon current advancement, the State has been receiving small quantity of pre-monsoon showers in various pockets,” he explained.
The department has predicted cloudy weather with moderate rainfall and thunderstorms in the coming days for the State.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature has decrease to 33.4 degree Celsius from 35.1 degree Celsius last week. The minimum temperature recorded for the day was 23.0 degree Celsius.
