Southwest Monsoon picks up pace. People enjoy high tide at Fort Kochi beach in Kerala on Sunday. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)Weather forecast, monsoon, and temperature today LIVE Updates: Providing respite from the intense heatwave raging across India, parts of southern India and Maharashtra are experiencing the first monsoon showers. Several parts of Kerala received moderate rainfall on Sunday, a day after the southwest monsoon set in over the state.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting isolated heavy rainfall and squally weather in coastal areas of the state and in Lakshadweep islands, advised fishermen not to venture into the sea till June 13. The agency also predicted rainfall over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal due to the passage of Western Disturbance. Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, south Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand could also expect rainfall in the coming days.
After a delay of a week, the monsoon hit the Kerala coast on Saturday, marking the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country. The district collectors have been asked to be on alert in areas where landslides had occurred during the monsoon last year. District collectors have been given a monsoon preparedness handbook which is part of the Orange book that details out all different standard operating procedures.
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Warm morning in Delhi, heatwave to continue throughout day
It was a warm morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature settled at 27.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, on Monday. Heatwave will continue during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 43 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department. The weatherman has predicted clear skies and said there is no possibility of any respite from heatwave in the next few days. (PTI)
Fact Check: Why late monsoon is not related to total seasonal rainfall
The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala, which happened on June 8, marks the beginning of the four-month monsoon season over India. It came a week after its normal date of June 1. The southwest monsoon brings over 70% of India’s annual rainfall. Though an important marker for the season, the timing of the onset does not have any bearing on the quality or amount of rainfall during the season. It is just an event during the progress of the monsoon.
Read | Why late monsoon is not related to total seasonal rainfall
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Mumbai: After Sunday’s drizzle, city to get heavy showers from today
With the Southwest monsoon hitting the Kerala coast, Mumbai is expected to receive heavy pre-monsoon showers by June 11. On Sunday, parts of the city, including eastern and central suburbs and the island city received light showers. The showers are set to intensify over the next few days due to a cyclonic storm. A low-pressure zone created over the Arabian sea, and an offshore trough over the western coast — from Maharashtra to Kerala — have sped up the arrival of the rains.
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Monsoon likely to delayed in Odisha
Southwest monsoon, that hit Kerala after a week-long delay on Saturday, is likely to make a late arrival in Odisha, the IMD's regional centre here said. The monsoon is unlikely to hit Odisha in the next four-five days and no specific date has been announced about its arrival, H R Biswas, Director of the Meteorological Centre here said. The monsoon usually makes an onset in Odisha by June 10, he said. "At present, there is no sign of the onset of monsoon in Odisha and a clear picture is likely to emerge in a day or two," he said. (PTI)
Pre-monsoon thundershower drenches Pune, more in store
Pune and areas adjacent to the city were greeted by pre-monsoon showers on Sunday evening that brought down the temperatures. The minimum temperature dipped to 26.8 degrees Celsius, around four notches below normal. The maximum temperature was recorded at 37.7 degrees. The light to heavy thundershower lasted for more than half-an-hour and led to waterlogging in several parts of the city, including Shivajinagar, Pune Camp, Pune Station and old city areas.
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