In this special podcast, AVM GP Sharma, President – Meteorology & Climate Change, Skymet Weather, provides an in-depth analysis of the current monsoon scenario, the growing influence of El Niño, and the weather trends expected in the coming days.

Find out why India’s rainfall deficit reached nearly 40% in June, how it improved to 14% at the beginning of July, and then increased again to 21% by July 14.

The monsoon is currently not in a conventional “break” phase, but rather going through a period of uneven rainfall distribution. While East and Northeast India are receiving more rainfall, several parts of Central, Western, Northern and Southern India continue to face rainfall deficiencies.

In this episode, we also discuss the new low-pressure area developing over the Bay of Bengal, the states likely to be affected, whether this system could bring relief to rainfall-deficient regions, and how the monsoon may behave over the coming days.

Listen to the full episode to understand the evolving monsoon pattern across India and what lies ahead.