New Delhi: New satellite images released by the Indian Space Research Organisation have captured the dramatic resurgence of the southwest monsoon, with vast stretches of rain bearing clouds covering large parts of the country after one of India’s driest June months in decades.
Thermal infrared imagery from the INSAT-3DS revealed extensive cloud formations spreading from central India towards the Indo Gangetic plains. The development has been driven by an active monsoon circulation system and fresh weather disturbances over the Bay of Bengal.
According to weather officials, dense cloud cover has formed over central India, adjoining regions of the northern peninsula, the northwest and both the eastern and western coasts, signalling a significant strengthening of monsoon activity.
Satellite observations also showed moisture rich winds from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal converging over northern India. At the same time, the monsoon trough has gradually shifted closer to its normal position, creating favourable conditions for widespread and sustained rainfall.
The revival in monsoon activity has already brought heavy showers to several states, including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Earlier satellite imagery had highlighted a nearly 1,500 kilometre long rain band extending from West Bengal to Jammu and Kashmir, underlining the return of active monsoon conditions across much of the country.
Meteorologists noted that the tightly connected cloud formations indicate a robust monsoon circulation capable of delivering heavy rainfall to multiple regions at the same time.
The southwest monsoon has already advanced across much of western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana, with forecasts indicating that Delhi NCR, Chandigarh and additional areas of Punjab and Haryana are likely to witness the onset of monsoon conditions shortly.
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