Monsoon may hit Coimbatore after June 9

COIMBATORE: Though the southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on Thursday, parts of Coimbatore along the Western Ghats, including catchment areas of many dams in the district, may receive rainfall only after June 9 when a low-pressure area forms over the Bay of Bengal, according to weather experts.
The district could expect a normal rainfall of around 200mm.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University’s agro climate research centre director S P Ramanathan said the district may not receive widespread rainfall over the next couple of days as it is being in the rain shadow region.
“We don’t see any sign for showers in the next two days, but the district will start receiving rain soon,” he said.
“However, the monsoon will intensify only later this month,” he added.
It was predicted on May 22 that Coimbatore would receive around 200mm of rainfall this monsoon against the average 210mm, which is ‘normal’.
Independent weather blogger Santhosh Krishnan, whose blog is called ‘Coimbatore Weatherman’, said Coimbatore’s catchment areas located along the Western Ghats may receive widespread rain after June 9.
“However, the city has only fewer chances of receiving showers immediately,” he said.
He said there is a possibility of good rain in the Palakkad pass, west Coimbatore, Western Ghats and Kerala after the low-pressure area forms and activates the southwest monsoon over the landmass.