Southwest monsoon debuts over Andaman & Nicobar islands

The onset of monsoon over Andaman and Nicobar islands occurred a day late because the IMD had earlier stated that the seasonal rains would cowl the area on May 15.

“Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of south Bay of Bengal, entire Andaman Sea & Andaman Islands and some parts of east-central Bay of Bengal during next 2-3 days,” the IMD stated in a press release right here.

Northern elements of India, which had been reeling below intense warmth wave circumstances on Sunday, additionally bought a slight breather on Monday with Dholpur in Rajasthan recording the best most temperature of 46.1 levels Celsius. The highest most temperature recorded at Banda in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday was 49 levels Celsius.

At least 16 cities reported temperatures in extra of 44 levels Celsius, the best being Dholpur (46.1), adopted by Jhansi (45.6), Nowgong (45.5), Bhatinda (45.1) and Varanasi, Patiala and Sidhi (45 every). Under the affect of a western disturbance over central Pakistan, scattered to pretty widespread mild/reasonable rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds had been very possible over Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Monday and Tuesday.

The climate workplace had additionally forecast an remoted hailstorm over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday. On the monsoon entrance, the IMD had forecast early arrival of the seasonal rains over Kerala on May 27, 5 days forward of the traditional onset date of June 1.

The presence of cyclonic circulations over Lakshadweep and north Tamil Nadu coast are anticipated to deliver pretty widespread rainfall with remoted thunderstorm/ lightning/gusty winds with remoted heavy to very heavy falls over Kerala, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka throughout the subsequent 5 days, it stated.

The climate workplace stated remoted heavy rainfall was anticipated over Tamil Nadu from Monday to Wednesday and over Lakshadweep space over the following two days. It stated remoted extraordinarily heavy falls are additionally possible over coastal & south inside Karnataka on Wednesday.