How a low pressure in the Arabian Sea can affect the monsoon

While the IMD has said the low pressure area will create favourable conditions for the monsoon’s advance, others are more skeptical 

IMD predicts normal monsoon for 2020

India Meteorological Department predicts intensity of monsoon rain could be between 96-104% of the long period average

Monsoon begins in Kerala 2 days ahead of schedule, advances over Northeast India

Both regions in midst of rainfall spell due to long-lasting cyclonic circulation over Kerala, Remal remnants in Northeast

Monsoon arrives over Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar archipelago

Except some eastern parts of India and most of the Northeast, all regions may receive good rainfall, according to the India Meteorological …

Expect first pre-monsoon cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week

Cyclone may be severe due to the extremely warm sea-surface temperatures  

Simply Put: Above normal monsoon

India to get ‘above normal’ rain this monsoon season, IMD forecasts

If distributed fairly across the country, the forecast should be a cause of cheer, especially for agriculture

Monsoon 2021: A month before season’s end, over one-third of districts deficit in rainfall

All the districts in Gujarat have reported deficit or large deficit rainfall

FLOOD FACTSHEET: Monsoon may be on a break, not deluge

How floods have affected India by in the first half of 2021

Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha

The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021 

Monsoon 2022 will be ‘normal’ but highly erratic month-to-month: Skymet

Abrupt and intense rains with abnormally long dry spells predicted  

Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns

Western Indian Ocean and northern Bay of Bengal most affected

El Nino impact? India to experience below-normal southwest monsoon, predicts Skymet Weather

The distribution of rainfall throughout the season would also be skewed

Extended monsoon, warm winter reduce Alphonso mango yield by 40%

Shortage in supply of the popular variety may keep the prices high

Winter monsoon: 2021 had fewest sub-divisions with normal rainfall in five years

The anomaly can be attributed to climate change, say experts

Wet winter, harsh summer, weird monsoon: What La Nina has in store for India in 2022

La Nina will be a major component of IMD's upcoming forecasts

Is Monsoon 2022 on schedule?

India to witness a ‘dry’ start to southwest monsoon: IMD

Rainfall will be over 50% below normal in at least 10 major states 

Water levels critically low in India’s reservoirs, river basins due to absence of pre-monsoon rain in areas

Odisha had highest departure from normal storage

India to have ‘normal’ monsoon in 2021, predicts IMD

Global climatic factors such as El Nino and La Nina are not likely to be at play

Retreating monsoon rains a global phenomenon, can help study climate change

Eight regions across the world experience post-summer rainfall like India, says study

Monsoon 2022: Driest July on record for east and North East India

Both regions will continue to be in deficit for August and September, according to IMD

Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month

Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state

Bihar’s dengue case count reaches 13,605 in puzzling post-monsoon surge despite mercury dip

Patna emerges as hotspot despite containment drives; cases will go down only after temperature dips further, say experts

Tej likely to make landfall near Yemen coast, becomes 4th strongest post-monsoon season cyclone in Arabian Sea

Tej is expected to weaken to a cyclonic storm on October 24 at 5:30 am