Science
In this week’s Skymet Podcast, AVM (Retd.) G.P. Sharma, President of Meteorology & Climate Change at Skymet, breaks down the current status and future outlook of Monsoon 2025. With two-thirds of the season now complete, rainfall has been above average, reaching 102% of the Long Period Average (LPA). While states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan have seen heavy showers, northeastern India (Assam, Arunachal, Sikkim, East UP, Bihar) continues to face a rainfall deficit. The episode also explains how the recent “break in monsoon” shifted weather patterns, and what September withdrawal, along with global factors like ENSO and IOD, could mean for farmers and urban regions alike.