As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon is advancing towards north India, but several states are not yet witnessing any rain.
The latest INSAT-3DS satellite image shows monsoon clouds concentrated over central India, the Bay of Bengal, the northeast and parts of the southern peninsula, while large areas of Delhi-NCR, western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan remain under relatively clear skies.
IMD has predicted that rainfall may intensify in southern and western India, while a sudden change in weather is expected in the northwestern states.
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh are likely to get intense rainfall.
Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast in Telangana, Kokan and Goa, Central Maharashtra, and surrounding areas.
According to meteorologists, a large tropical weather system is developing north of the equator over the eastern Indian Ocean. This is expected to move northward into the Bay of Bengal over the next four to seven days, strengthening the monsoons.
If it happens, it could trigger a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and could possibly intensify the rainfall activity during the first week of July, bringing some respite to the remaining parts of northwest India, including Delhi.
In Tamil Nadu, heavy rain is likely to lash 15 districts. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre, heavy rain is likely to occur over Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Ghat areas of Virudhunagar, Tenkasi and Tirunelveli districts.
Concerning the northern parts of Tamil Nadu, the weather data said that heavy rain is likely to occur over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts during the same period.
