IMD held a Press Conference for Monsoon

On "Long Range Forecast for Southwest Monsoon 2023"

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) held a press conference on Friday (May 26) on "Long Range Forecast for Southwest Monsoon 2023." 

The conference followed by Dr. DS Pai, Sc-G and Head EMRC (Environmental Monitoring Cell) and NWP IMD had address the conference, this conference will give a clear picture on the weather pattern that India is likely to experience this monsoon, with the threat of El Niño looming large.

A normal monsoon was predicted by IMD in April, this year despite the EI Nino concerns. Along with the weather department forecasted a 70-percent chance of El Nino occurring during the months of June, July, and August.

India experienced seven El Nino years between 2001 and 2020, with four of them resulting in droughts in 2003, 2005, 2009-10, and 2015-16.