New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) The Monsoon will be below normal this year and the western India is likely to experience a deficient rainfall, Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, said today. El Nino- a phenomenon associated with warming of Pacific waters- is being attributed as one of the main reasons behind a possibly weak monsoon this year. First half of the monsoon period might see better rainfall than the later half, Jatin Singh, the CEO of Skymet, said. A positive IOD is associated with cooling of Indian Ocean waters, which has an impact on the monsoon. The Skymet said pre-monsoon rains would be less during April that would eventually lead to intense heating of the land mass.

Source: India Today March 27, 2017 15:56 UTC