The monsoon has finally arrived in India. Marking the official start of the June–September rainy season, the southwest monsoon has made its onset over Kerala. Arriving slightly late of its usual June 1 schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Kerala during the next week.
From Kerala, the monsoon is expected to advance northwards into Telangana over the next week.
Heatwave alert across Telangana was withdrawn by the IMD on Wednesday, noting that temperatures have begun to subside due to evolving weather patterns.
IMD Hyderabad Meteorologist GNRS Srinivas told ANI that while the state had been reeling under intense heat since mid-May, the situation is now gradually improving.
"From around the 20th of May, Telangana state has been experiencing very high temperatures, particularly in the North Telangana and East Telangana districts. We have seen heatwave conditions prevailing for longer periods of 6 to 8 days, both in North Telangana and East Telangana in many of the districts," Srinivas said.
Within the next few days, the southwest monsoon is set to further advance into more parts of the central Arabian Sea, Goa, and parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
Karnataka, parts of Tamil Nadu, the Southwest Bay of Bengal, the West central, East Central and Northeast Bay of Bengal, and some parts of the northeastern states will also witness monsoon during the next two to three days.
Meanwhile, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 29.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert for rain and thunderstorms. IMD predicted intermittent rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds across Delhi-NCR on Friday.
IMD will experience partly cloudy to generally cloudy skies over the next few days. Wind speeds are expected to reach 40-50 kmph, with occasional gusts touching 60 kmph.
IMD has forecast moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in Chennai and its suburban areas during the next 24 hours, offering relief to residents from the prevailing hot weather conditions.
Heavy rain has been forecast for Tenkasi and Tirunelveli districts, besides the hilly and adjoining regions of Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts.
