“In fact, monsoon rains have advanced slightly more than the half of the landmass,” sources said.

The annual monsoon rains arrived on routine over the southern Kerala coast on 1st June, and then developed faster over mainland India.

Rainfall during June 1-12 was 23% higher than average, triggering beginning planting for a host of summer season crops, including rice, oilseeds and cotton in many parts of the India.

The monsoon rains are important for the 55% of farmland without irrigation in India, one of the world’s biggest producers and consumers of foodstuffs.

The Met Department Director Shivanand Pai said that “Monsoon is expected to reach Kerala close to its normal date that is June 3”.

The monsoon had delivered its first showers in this hot summer to the Andaman Sea on May 17, three days before the normal onset date.

The IMD had last month issued its first monsoon forecast, predicting a normal Monsoon this year with overall rainfall expected to be 98 % of the long period average.

Delhi witnessed a record rain yesterday night and today early morning. If we look at the statics of meteorology department then it shows us that it is one of heaviest rain in Delhi from past ten years in the month of February. It was 50 mm rain in Delhi and it’s a record rain in winter season.

Though it was a pleasant weather for Delhiites but they are facing severe traffic congestion. Due to the unexpected rain many parts of Delhi is facing water logging problems and large queue of vehicles can be seen on the roads.

For office goers it was a hectic task to reach their respective destination. As per the weather experts after this rain winters will bounce back at least for one week. So enjoy the winters.

People are facing very huge problems due to weather in their daily routine works. The Delhi govt has declared holidays for all the school whether govt and private till 7 January.

The only good news in this chilling weather is that fog is still manageable and the transportation services are doping fine.

The Metro logy department said that the weather will remain same for the next two days and after that there can be a slight relaxation from the winter but not much.

Right now it snot just Delhi but whole of North India like Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and entire region. Old age people and children’s need to keep special care. The people who are suffering from Blood pressure, Sugar and Heart diseases also need to take preventive measures.

Friday’s minimum is four degree Celsius below normal and down from Thursday’s 4.4 degrees Celsius. On Thursday, the maximum was 12.7 degree Celsius. Fog in the early morning hours slowed down traffic.

On Tuesday, the minimum had dipped to four degree Celsius, the previous lowest for the season. On Wednesday, the city witnessed the coldest day in 44 years when maximum plummeted to 9.8 degrees.

The weatherman has predicted similar weather conditions for Saturday with temperature between four and 15 degrees.

Delhi schools to remain shut till Jan 12

The Delhi government on Thursday directed all private and government schools to remain closed till January 12 in view of the intense cold in the capital.

“The directorate of education has issued order to all the recognised, private, municipal, and government schools to remain closed up to January 12 and comply with the orders strictly,” he added. “Non-compliance of the orders will be viewed seriously,” he said.

The main fog was visible after 8 pm on Sunday night and till 12 it was all came at a stop. Visibility was so low that some trains and flights were very late from the decided time. the most affected route was Delhi-Howrah express it was late by 10 to 12 hours.

As per meteorology department situation will remain same for the upcoming one week  till a little rain is not going to happen. Though people are in a difficult situation over dense fog but on the other hand some people are very happy as it was first fog of this season.

Some parts of Gujarat region, north Madhya Maharashtra, Rayalaseema and north Tamilnadu. They are above normal by 4­6°C over some parts of west Rajasthan; by 2­4° Cover some parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, south Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and north

Rain/snow has occurred at many places over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Rainfall has occurred
at many places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Rain/snow has occurred at many places over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Rainfall has occurred at many places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Right now the weather condition in the whole of India is in its changing state and specially in north India winters are coming with a gradual pace. Temperature difference can be seen in many state.

There’s a great difference in the temperature between day and night. Minimum temperatures are below normal by 2­4°C over parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,Bihar , Gujarat and northeastern states.

They are above normal by 2­4°C over many parts of Tamilnadu,Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and west Madhya Pradesh and they are near normal over rest of the country.

We can expect some more changes in the weather with a gradual pace. Rainfall occurred at a many places over Tamilnadu & Kerala: at a few places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and at one or two places over Andhra Pradesh, south interior Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh. Rain/snowfall also occurred at one or two places over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Weather remained mainly dry over rest of the country.

These made conditions increasingly conducive for withdrawal of the monsoon from west Rajasthan and adjoining areas from Monday. The Climate Prediction Centre of the US National Weather Services sees ‘suppressed rain’ for most part of the southern peninsula until October 2. But it has signalled formation of a cyclone/typhoon each during either of the two weeks ending as on date. These storms are expected to drag the flagging monsoon flows across the peninsula to some strength, bringing some rain during this period.

In fact, the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction says rains may linger over parts of the south peninsula until October 6. They are likely to be concentrated over Karnataka, parts of adjoining Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu. An extended forecast for the next seven days (until September 27) by the IMD also seemed to suggest some rain for the south.

Delhi has so far received 328mm of rain this month. Only the August of 2010 (455.1mm) has been wetter since 1996. The city’s seasonal rainfall deficit is now just 8%. Incessant showers that started in the early hours of Wednesday and lasted till morning saw the city record its highest rainfall in 24 hours for this season. Between 8.30am on Tuesday and 8.30am on Wednesday, Delhi’s Safdarjung observatory recorded 59.5mm rainfall, which brought down Delhi’s seasonal deficit to just 8%. Isolated heavy showers are expected to continue till Friday after which rain intensity will decrease over the northwest plains.