Monsoon reaches Mumbai and other parts of India; IMD shares updates on further advancement

The southwest monsoon has reached Maharashtra capital Mumbai, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. As per IMD, the monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, most parts of Konkan (including Mumbai), some parts of Madhya Maharashtra, and some more parts of Karnataka today.

The conditions are favorable for further advance of monsoon into some parts of north Arabian sea, remaining parts of Konkan, some parts of Gujarat state, most parts of Madhya Maharashtra, entire Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, some parts of Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Westcentral & northwest Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours.

Similarly, the conditions would continue to become favorable for further advance of monsoon into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, Gujarat state, some parts of Marathwada, some more parts of Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, most parts of Bay of Bengal, entire Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, some parts of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharakhand and Bihar during subsequent 2- 3 days.

Rainfall/thunderstorm Forecast & Warnings:

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 5 days and heavy rainfall over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura during June 13-15.

Isolated extremely heavy rainfall also likely over Assam & Meghalaya during this period. Isolated/scattered rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal during next 5 days.

Isolated/scattered rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh during next 5 days.