Monsoon enters north-east, heavy rains most likely in Assam, Meghalaya 

Via PTI

NEW DELHI: After a temporary lull, the Bay of Bengal arm of the south-west monsoon has stirred into motion and entered north-eastern portions of the rustic and is ready to convey heavy rains over Assam and Meghalaya over the following two days, the IMD stated Thursday.

“Southwest monsoon has additional complicated into some portions of northwest Bay of Bengal, some extra portions of northeast & eastcentral Bay of Bengal and maximum portions of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland,” the India Meteorological Division stated.

On Wednesday, the monsoon had coated Bengaluru, Chikmagluru, Karwar.

Below the affect of monsoonal westerly winds from the Arabian Sea over the south peninsular India, the elements workplace has forecast moderately standard rainfall over coastal and south Inner Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep and over the following 5 days.

It has additionally forecast remoted to scattered rains over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Inner Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal all through subsequent 5 days.

Most temperatures were emerging steadily over northwest India and the elements workplace has issued heatwave warnings over Rajasthan, south Punjab and south Haryana over the following two days.

The elements workplace had upgraded its forecast for a standard monsoon this 12 months on Monday. It stated that monsoon rains could be moderately well-distributed around the nation, aside from in north-eastern portions of the rustic and excessive south-western peninsula.

The IMD had introduced the onset of monsoon over Kerala on Might 29, 3 days forward of the standard onset date of June 1.