Executive Summary
Satellite imagery at noon on Saturday showed a large and increasingly organised cloud mass drifting over and settling across Lakshadweep, just off the Kerala coast. It is packed with thunderstorms and frequent lightning, offering an encouraging signal for the advancing south-west monsoon. Yet the monsoon itself appears content to wait before making its formal onset over Kerala. Flagging winds The key obstacle remains the wind pattern in the middle troposphere, around 4.5 km above sea level. For monsoon onset, these winds must turn south-westerly and strengthen. Instead, they remain easterly. F
Source Coverage
| Source | Headline | Published At |
|---|---|---|
| AGRI_TIO | Clouds gather over Lakshadweep even as monsoon onset remains on hold | 2026-05-30 00:00:00+00:00 |
Timeline
- 2026-05-30 00:00:00+00:00: Clouds gather over Lakshadweep even as monsoon onset remains on hold (via AGRI_TIO)
