Conditions favourable for monsoon advance; IMD predicts heatwave in these states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that conditions are favorable for further advance of monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, Goa, some parts of south Maharashtra, some more parts of Karnataka, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of south Andhra Pradesh, some more parts of west central & northwest Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours.

The IMD has predicted that an intense spell of rainfall is likely to continue over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.

Similarly, the heatwave conditions are likely to continue in isolated pockets over Northwest, Central and adjoining East India during the next two days.

“Conditions would continue to become favourable for further advance of monsoon into more parts of Maharashtra, entire Karnataka, more parts of Andhra Pradesh and more parts of west central and northwest Bay of Bengal during subsequent 2 days,” said IMD.

Forecast & warnings:

Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over South Interior Karnataka on June 12; coastal Karnataka during June 9 and June 13 and over Kerala & Mahe on June 11 and June 12, 2022.

Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely over Konkan & Goa and scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds over Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada during next 5 days.

Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Konkan, Goa on June 10 and June 13 h and isolated very heavy rainfall on June 11 and June 12.

Heat wave warnings:

Heatwave conditions in isolated places are very likely over Punjab, Haryana-Delhi, south Uttar Pradesh, northwest Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh, interior Odisha and Jharkhand on June 9 and June 10.

Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Vidarbha on June 9, 2022.