PATNA: Southwest monsoon is expected to keep its date with Bihar or even make an early onset this year.
After the announcement of onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala on June 3 – a delay of two days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday stated that the rain- bearing winds are likely to enter Bihar around June 11- 13.
Besides, yellow- code alert has been issued for thunderstorm with lightening and gusty winds at isolated places in the state Wednesday onwards and the intensity of showers is likely to intensify from Friday (June 11).
The yellow code warning stipulates the authorities to be watchful for extreme weather development.
Owing to a low- pressure area likely to form over North Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around June 11, the southwest monsoon is likely to advance into most parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and some parts of Bihar during subsequent two days, the IMD said on Monday.
“A low pressure area is likely to form over North Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around June 11.
South- westerly (moist) winds over Arabian Sea also likely to strengthen from June 10.
Under its influence, southwest monsoon is likely to advance into remaining parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai), Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by June 11; Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, some parts of Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat state during June 11-13,” the IMD stated in a special bulletin issued on Monday.
S K Patel, an official at Patna meteorological centre said the northern limit of the monsoon was passing through Bagdogra in West Bengal on Monday, where the normal monsoon onset date is June 10.
“Monsoon onset in the region is ahead of the corresponding normal dates.
Conditions are quite conducive for further advancement of southwest monsoon,” he said.
Monsoon is making delayed onset in the state in most years at least over the past two decades.
Last year, IMD announced the onset of southwest monsoon in Bihar on June 13, the earliest entry of the rain-bearing clouds into the state last decade (2010-2020).
The IMD also revised the normal onset and withdrawal dates for southwest monsoon in Bihar and most parts of the country last year.
Accordingly, the revised date for onset of the rain- bearing winds in Bihar has been made June 16-18 against the earlier dates of June 12 to 15.
Meanwhile, weathermen at Patna meteorological centre claimed on Monday that light rainfall occurred at a few places in north- eastern parts of the state in the last 24 hours.
Rainfall apart, the surging mercury is giving tough time to residents.
Maximum temperature crossed 40 degrees C mark at Patna on Monday and it was recorded at 40.2 degrees C.
An official at the local met office claimed that the maximum temperature is hovering in the range of 37-39 degrees C at most places in the state, which is two to four notches higher than the corresponding normal.