The Southwest Monsoon, which brings seasonal rain to the Indian subcontinent, will hit Kerala on May 28, four days ahead of its normal onset date, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said today.
"The monsoon is expected to hit Kerala on May 28," Mahesh Palawat, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change) of Skymet, said.
The normal date for onset of the monsoon in Kerala is June 1.
This year, the Skymet and India Meteorological Department have predicted a normal monsoon.
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