Monsoon Forecasting

Why Trust MonsElena Forecasts?

   ✓ Prospective operational forecasts issued before seasonal establishment

   ✓ District-scale forecasts for Delhi & Western Uttar Pradesh since 2021

   ✓ Monsoon onset forecasts up to 40 days in advance

   ✓ Monsoon withdrawal forecasts up to 70 days in advance

   ✓ Stabilization dry-spell forecasts for Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, and Meerut

   ✓ Continuous forecast archive since 2016

 

MonsElena provides district-scale monsoon transition timing intelligence based on a physics-driven forecasting framework developed through more than nine years of research and operational testing.

Forecasts are issued before seasonal establishment and verified against observed monsoon onset and withdrawal dates.

Delhi & Western Uttar Pradesh Reliability Record

Delhi & Western Uttar Pradesh Cane Command Region (2021–2025)

Stabilization Dry-Spell Window Forecasting

   In Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh, pre-monsoon rainfall frequently occurs during late June and is followed by a stabilization dry-spell period before persistent monsoon establishment.

Since 2022, MonsElena has issued district-scale stabilization-window forecasts for:

   ✓ Muzaffarnagar

   ✓ Shamli

   ✓ Meerut

These forecasts support:

  ✓  irrigation termination planning

  ✓  fertilizer synchronization

  ✓  final earthing-up operations

  ✓ sugarcane stabilization before rapid elongation

 

Operational Forecast Verification Record

Delhi & Western Uttar Pradesh (2021–2025)

Year

Region coverage

Lead time

Result

Sources of information

2021

Delhi/Western UP influence

40 days

Delayed onset forecast issued before season.

DownToEarth  

   

40 days

Accurate predictions for the timing of monsoon withdrawal.

DownToEarth  

2022

Delhi/Western UP influence

40 days

The most delayed onset forecast issued before season.

Weather & Radar

   

40 days

Precise forecasts of the monsoon withdrawal period.

Monselena, 9 Aug 2022  

2023

Delhi/Western UP influence

40 days

Delayed onset forecast issued before season.

Weather & Radar

   

40 days

Accurate predictions of the monsoon withdrawal window.

DownToEarth

2024

22 IMD subdivisions nationwide

40 days

Delayed onset correctly indicated.

Weather & Radar

   

40 days

Precise forecasts of the monsoon withdrawal period.

Weather & Radar

2025

Delhi/Western UP influence

40 days

Precise forecasts of normal climatological onset date range

Weather & Radar

   

40 days

Accurate predictions of the earlier monsoon withdrawal

Monselena, 20 Aug 2025

 

Operational Forecast Archive (2016–Present)

Prospective operational forecasts have been issued annually since 2016.

Forecasts have been disseminated through:

  ✓  Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

  ✓  Weather & Radar India

  ✓  Down To Earth

  ✓  World Meteorological Organization workshops

  ✓  Indian Meteorological Society

  ✓  Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

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MonsElena provides district-scale transition timing intelligence for agriculture, irrigation, infrastructure, insurance, and climate-risk management.

Contact us to discuss forecast coverage for your operational region.