Cyclone Biparjoy Set To Intensify In Next 36 Hours

Cyclone Biparjoy is set to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm over the east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea on Friday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

According to the weather department, Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to remain away from the Indian coast as it moves north-northwestwards. It is currently centred about 860km west-southwest of Goa.

"Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over east-central Arabian Sea at 23.30 hours IST of 08th June 2023 over about 840 km west-southwest of Goa, 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. To intensify further gradually during next 36 hours and move nearly north-northwestwards in next 2 days," IMD said in its latest update.

"VSCS BIPARJOY over the east-central Arabian Sea, lay centred at 0530hrs IST of 08th June, near lat 13.9N & long 66.0E, about 860km west-southwest of Goa, 910km southwest of Mumbai, would intensify further and move north-northwestwards," it added.

The IMD has also advised fishermen not to venture into such cyclone-hit areas in the Arabian Sea. Those who were out at sea were advised to return to the coast.

The name Biparjoy was given by Bangladesh, meaning calamity or disaster. This name was adopted by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) countries in 2020 and applies to all tropical cyclones forming over the North Indian Ocean, including the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.

IMD declarsd monsoon arrival date

On Thursday, the IMD declared the onset of monsoon in India, but the widespread characteristic monsoon rainfall would have to wait at least until next week.

The progress of the southwest monsoon that brings rain across the Indian sub continent is being monitored after it arrived in Kerala on Thursday, seven days later than the normal arrival date, IMD said.

"The progress of the monsoon is being monitored. We will be able to talk about the monsoon onset over Maharashtra in the next two-three days," it said.

Normally, the southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala on June 1 with a standard deviation of about seven days.