IMD’s latest update on southwest monsoon; Check forecast on rainfall, heatwave

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of Southwest Arabian Sea, more parts of Southeast Arabian Sea, Maldives and Comorin area and South Bay of Bengal.

As per the latest forecast, the conditions are favorable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of South Arabian Sea, entire Maldives and adjoining areas of Lakshadweep and some more parts of Comorin area during the next 48 hours.

“The advance of monsoon over Kerala is being continuously monitored,” said IMD.

Weather Forecast:

Under the influence of east-west trough from northwest Rajasthan to interior Odisha and a cyclonic circulation over north Bihar and neighbourhood at lower tropospheric levels:

-Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall very likely over Northeast India and isolated to scattered rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and Sikkim during the next 5 days.

-Widespread light/moderate rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep and isolated to scattered rainfall over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during the next 5 days.

-Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Kerala, Mahe and north Tamil Nadu on May 26 and May 27. Heat wave warnings: Heatwave conditions at isolated pockets very likely over southwest Rajasthan on May 28 and May 29, 2022.