Monsoon reaches south Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands: IMD

The power and depth of westerly winds over the south Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands and Andaman Sea elevated on this interval, with wind speeds exceeding 20 knots at 1.5 km above sea stage and increasing as much as 4.5 km in some areas.

The Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR), an indicator of cloudiness, additionally decreased over the area. These situations met the standards for the monsoon’s onset over the area, it stated.

The climate workplace stated situations are beneficial for the monsoon to advance additional into extra components of the south Arabian Sea, Maldives and Comorin space; extra areas of the south Bay of Bengal; your entire Andaman and Nicobar Islands; remaining components of the Andaman Sea; and components of the central Bay of Bengal over the following three to 4 days.