Cyclone Remal Aftereffect: Monsoon Arrives In Bengal Week Ahead Of Schedule; Heavy Rains Predicted In THESE Areas

As per the IMD, the southwest monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of northeast Bay of Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.

West Bengal Monsoon: The southwest monsoon arrived in sub-Himalayan West Bengal, nearly a week ahead of schedule on Friday, due to the after effects of cyclone Remal, weather officials said. As per the Met Department, the southwest monsoon which normally reaches northern West Bengal on June 5 and the southern part of the state around June 9, arrived at least six days ahead of scheduled, covering most parts of the region on Friday.

The early arrival of the southwest monsoon was likely caused by a combined effect of cyclone Remal, which brought the southwesterly wind to the coasts from the Bay of Bengal, and thereafter the monsoon’s movement was attracted by a trough existing over northern West Bengal, weathermen said.

Heavy rains predicted in THESE areas

Due to the early arrival of the monsoon, the local weather office has forecasted widespread rains in the sub-Himalayan districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Kalimpong and Darjeeling, with the possibility of heavy downpours in one or two places, over the next five days.

The places that recorded significant rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30 am on Friday in northern Bengal are Alipurduar (45 mm), Jalpaiguri (43 mm) and Coochbehar (28 mm), it said.

The Met Department also forecast thunderstorms with lightning and gusty wind in the southern Bengal districts, including Kolkata, during the next three days.

Kolkata recorded 65 mm rainfall, bringing night temperature down to 23.7 degree Celsius from nearly 30 degrees a day earlier, the Met said.

Monsoon arrives early

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of northeast Bay of Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.

“The Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of the northeast Bay of Bengal and some parts of the northwest Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim,” IMD said in a statement on Friday.

On Thursday, IMD announced the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala and northeast India.
The monsoon hit the country’s mainland two days in advance of its normal date of onset on June 1.

(With inputs from agencies)