New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday informed that conditions are becoming favourable for the monsoon withdrawal from parts of northwest India and Kutch during the next 24 hours.
According to the IMD, an anti-cyclonic flow over the region was expected to cause dry weather in western Rajasthan, Punjab, and adjoining areas of Haryana during the next five days. September 17 is the normal date for the beginning of monsoon withdrawal from the region.
The monsoon last year began its retreat after mid-October and withdrew from the country by October 25. It was the seventh most delayed monsoon withdrawal since 1975, said the IMD.
The weather agency further stated that the commencement of monsoon withdrawal this year is a month earlier compared to last year. The normal date for the complete withdrawal of the monsoon from the country is October 15. The southwest monsoon retreated on or after October 25 five times between 2010 and 2021.
