Southwest Monsoon has finally completed its withdrawal process and has bid adieu to the entire country. The withdrawal has been timely unlike the last two years. The normal withdrawal date is October 15th which means that the date lies between the timely plus minus dates.
Whenever the line of withdrawal goes up to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the withdrawal is considered complete. The line at present is passing through South of Goa, North Interior Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and entire Northeast India.
This also paves the way for the onset of Northeast Monsoon. The northeasterly flow of winds has been there over Bay of Bengal off Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Coast. There is a Low Pressure Area in the Bay of Bengal, which is not coming closer to the coast. Thus, typical Northeast Monsoon onset rains may elude these parts and it might may be a very weak onset.
