The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday monsoon is likely to reach Maharashtra and Goa in the next two days. Rain over the western coast, especially in Mumbai, is likely to peak between June 8 and 10, private agency Skymet said.
“Southwest monsoon is expected to cover remaining parts of Karnataka and Rayalaseema, some parts of South Konkan and Goa, Telangana during the next 48 hours. Conditions are likely to become favorable for further advancement into parts of Maharashtra, Telangana and Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the subsequent 2-3 days,” said Skymet. This year, monsoon has hit Kerala three days before its scheduled arrival.
The IMD has predicted that with the strengthening of the monsoon, increased rains are expected in Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Konkan belt and Goa, which may also lead to flooding.
Monsoon has advanced in some parts of Tamil Nadu, and southwest, West-Central, East-Central, Northeast of Bay of Bengal, and in most of the northeastern States, IMD said.
“Conditions are likely to become favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of south peninsula, Bay of Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and remaining parts of Tripura and some parts of Meghalaya, and sub-Himalayan West Bengal during next 2-3 days with the likely development of favourable circulation features and strengthening of cross equatorial winds...Rainfall activity is likely to increase over parts of Maharashtra and Goa states from June 6, leading to advance of southwest monsoon over these areas during June 6 to June 8,” the IMD said in its bulletin.
During next 48 hours, the South-West monsoon is likely to advance in parts of Telangana. Southern districts are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall and one or two spells of heavy rain IMD officials.
According to officials, during the time of Monsoon onset, formation of cyclonic circulations is observed mostly till June while depressions dominate thereafter. “During the onset phase, the Pre-Monsoon heat which is retained by the seas remain as the release process is slow, which is precisely why cyclonic storms form. However, after that, due to persistent rainfall activity and lower temperatures, heat potential decreases in the months of July and August,” he added.