The southwest monsoon is likely to arrive in West Bengal's hilly districts, including Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Jalpaiguri, within three to four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The northern districts of the state, which are already experiencing pre-monsoon rain, should brace for heavy rainfall over the next few days.
Conditions are favourable for the advancement of the southwest monsoon into some parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal within the next three to four days, missing the normal entry date of June 6, the India Meteorological Department said in a bulletin.
It said light to moderate rain is likely to occur in the southern districts of the state during the next two days. The weather, however, remained humid in south Bengal despite rain in some places.
Alipurduar, bordering Assam, received the highest amount of rainfall in West Bengal in the past 24 hours until 8.30 am on Monday at 133 mm, the IMD said.
Jalpaiguri (53 mm), Cooch Behar (18 mm), Darjeeling (7.8 mm), and Kalimpong (19 mm) received light to moderate rainfall during the period, it said.
Meanwhile, further south, the Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts of Kerala are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 20 cm within 24 hours on Tuesday. An orange alert, indicating the possibility of isolated very heavy rainfall of 11 cm to 20 cm, was issued for these districts for Monday.
An orange alert has also been issued for the Malappuram and Wayanad districts on Tuesday.
A yellow alert has been sounded for the Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, and Pathanamthitta districts on Tuesday, indicating the likelihood of isolated heavy rainfall of 6 cm to 11 cm.
For Monday, a yellow alert was issued for the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, and Wayanad districts.
