India Meteorological Department (IMD) ne Kerala mein southwest mansoon ke aane ki naya date 4 June 2026 bataaya hai. Pehle forecast tha 26 May ka, aur normal date 1 June hoti hai. Yeh update 2 June 2026 ko aaya, jab pehle 29 May ko bhi IMD ne kaha tha ki mansoon 4 din ke forecast window mein Kerala nahi pahunch payega.
IMD ke mansoon onset forecasts 2005 se 2025 (21 saal) mein 20 baar sahi rahe hain. Sirf 2015 mein forecast se baahar nikla tha.
Mansoon ke arrival timing se total rainfall par directly effect nahi hota, lekin is baar ke delay se seasonal rainfall distribution par doubt hai. IMD aur global agencies ne is monsoon season mein kam barish (below-normal rainfall) ka forecast diya hai. 1 June 2026 ke daily bulletin mein IMD ne kaha hai ki southwest mansoon agle 2-3 din mein southwest & southeast Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep Islands, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, aur Bay of Bengal ke kuch hisson mein aur aage badhega.
Iske alawa, IMD ne seasonal rainfall forecast bhi kam kiya hai — ab 90% Long Period Average (LPA) ka, pehle April mein 92% forecast kiya gaya tha. IMD ke hisaab se 90% se kam rainfall “deficient” category mein aata hai. Yeh revision pehle ke expectations se bhi kam hai aur isse desh bhar mein paani ki kami aur kheti par asar pad sakta hai.
Sabse badi wajah hai El Nino conditions ka Pacific Ocean mein develop hona. IMD ne kaha hai ki El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral se El Nino ki taraf badal raha hai. June mein El Nino weak rahega, lekin September tak moderate to strong level tak pohanch sakta hai — jo ki India mein mansoon ki barish ko suppress kar sakta hai.
Pichle saal (2025) mansoon Kerala mein 24 May ko hi aaya tha — 2009 ke baad sabse jaldi. Yeh show karta hai ki mansoon timing mein variability ho sakti hai, chahe broader climate trends kuch bhi ho.
Southwest mansoon India ki kheti ke liye bahut zaroori hai, kyunki kharif crops ke liye timely rainfall zaroori hai. Kam barish se reservoirs kam ho sakte hain, groundwater recharge kam ho sakta hai, aur rural incomes aur food production par negative impact pad sakta hai. El Nino ke conditions ke saath, farmers aur policymakers ko paani ki kami aur drought-like conditions ke liye tayyar rehna chahiye.
IMD abhi bhi weather patterns monitor kar raha hai aur monsoon ke advance hone par updates provide karega.