The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance over the remaining parts of central and eastern India, as well as some areas of northwest India, this week. The monsoon is also expected to cover most parts of northwest India between June 19 and 25, the IMD added.
Advance of Southwest Monsoon:
Southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea; some parts of north Arabian Sea and Gujarat; remaining parts of Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra and Telangana; some parts of Madhya Pradesh; some more parts of Vidarbha,… pic.twitter.com/FhCWZPYQ61
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The forecast comes as an intense heatwave continues to grip much of northwestern and central India, including the Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Ladakh-Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand), Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and parts of central India such as Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh.
The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of the central Arabian Sea; some parts of the north Arabian Sea and Gujarat; remaining parts of Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, and Telangana; some parts of Madhya Pradesh; and additional areas of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
The Northern Limit of Monsoon currently passes through 20.0°N/60°E, 20.5°N/65°E, Veraval, Bhavnagar, Vadodara, Khargone, Amravati, Durg, Bargarh, Chandbali, Sandhead Island, 23.5°N/89.5°E, Balurghat, and 30°N/85°E.
Conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to advance further over the remaining parts of the North Arabian Sea; more areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; remaining parts of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha; parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand; remaining parts of the Northwest Bay of Bengal, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal; as well as some areas of Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh during the next 2–3 days.
The IMD has forecast a normal to above-normal monsoon across most parts of India this year. A steady and timely monsoon will help ease concerns over food supply disruptions, support rural demand, and help contain food inflation.
Abundant monsoon rainfall is expected to reduce electricity and diesel use for irrigation, particularly in the western and northern regions.
With the monsoon’s progress, maximum temperatures across central India are likely to drop by 2–4°C over the next four to five days. However, no significant change in temperatures is expected in other parts of the country.
“The southwest monsoon is expected to pick up pace this week, and we anticipate it will cover the entire northwest region by June 25,” an IMD official stated.
Similar weather conditions are expected in parts of northwest India, with light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds, and thundersqualls over Rajasthan on June 17. From June 17 to 22, heavy rainfall is forecast across J&K, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, East Rajasthan, West Rajasthan, and West Uttar Pradesh, the IMD said. Additionally, very heavy rainfall is predicted over East Uttar Pradesh between June 19 and 21.
