Goa will be unable to hold up against the real Monsoon. For this year, the date of onset was June 5th. In-mold development department of Indian Weather Service provides update on progress southwest Monsoon indicating its further advance towards Goa. The monsoon is expected to reach Goa in four or five days, if all conditions are favorable.
The delay does not mean it did not arrive says a Goan meteorologist, Ramesh Kumar, a meteorologist and retired chief scientist at National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa.
“The date is not behind the monsoon season in our state.” Ramesh Kumar referred to NIO’s reports about the monsoon advancing northward and said that it would reach Goa soon, as the northern limit was close by now. According to him, unless there is any disruption in its progress, rains should come in time.
Moreover during this period IMD expects advancement of monsoons Within the same time bracket central Arabian Sea, Karnataka, southern Maharashtra Rayalaseema Telangana coastal Andhra Pradesh southern Chhattisgarh O parts of southern Orissa and parts of west-central and north-western Bay of Bengal.
In Goa, IMD issued yellow alert for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds reaching 30km/hr-40km/hr at isolated places over the state on June 4-5. There is also likelihood of light rain and thundershowers. Panaji recorded 35.6 degree Celsius maximum temperature while minimum temperature at Dabolim was 25 degrees Celsius.
