North east monsoon 2018 outlook
Most anticipated North East Monsoon (2018) finally made onset of November 1st, after playing hide and seek for the entire month of October. Despite the late onset, some could argue that October for south India was pretty good (especially Kerala and TamilNadu), with some places getting above normal rainfall (especially Nilgiris and Delta regions). Following the onset, the southernmost districts of TamilNadu got lashed, recording first 200 mm daily R/F accumulation. Chennai and rest of TN got moderate rains after the official onset. After onset, a mini-break was observed, with the UAC system that formed around October 31st getting dissipated. However, another low pressure system (near SriLanka) will keep the NEM active during the Diwali season, with good rains primarily in South TamilNadu and Kerala. Places in North TamilNadu & Chennai, and south Interior Karnataka (e.g. Bangalore, which has not been getting good spells) will have to wait for another system, that will move