Monsoon to advance into Odisha, east Uttar Pradesh over next 2 days: IMD
1 min read 21 Jun 2023, 01:46 PM ISTMost Indian farmers rely on these rains to irrigate their fields. June accounts for 16-17% of monsoon rainfall, and is crucial for sowing of kharif crops.
PremiumNew Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to advance into some parts of Odisha and eastern Uttar Pradesh, and cover some more parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and the southern peninsula over the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
This comes as a relief for farmers who rely on these rains to irrigate their fields. June accounts for 16-17% of monsoon rainfall, and is crucial for sowing of kharif crops.
The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala was delayed by a week, and the current has been advancing behind schedule in the west coast, southern peninsula, and eastern and central India. The delay was largely due to the impact of the cyclonic storm Biparjoy, which weakened into a depression and then a low-pressure area over central Uttar Pradesh.
Under the weather system, northern parts of Madhya Pradesh are expected to receive heavy rainfall till Sunday.
As the monsoon current gains strength, IMD has forecast heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the Indian subcontinent. Extremely heavy rains are likely over Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal today and on Thursday, and in Odisha till Sunday.
Light to moderate showers along with thunderstorm and lightning are expected over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and plains of northwest India over the next five days, while heavy rainfall has been forecast over north Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, and over Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha from Friday to Sunday.
Similar weather conditions are expected in coastal Andhra Pradesh till Thursday and over coastal Karnataka on Saturday. Westwen India is likely to receive light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning from Thursday to Sunday.
Meanwhile, the weather department has issued heat wave warnings for Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh for today.