Monsoon likely to be delayed by a week, to hit Kerala on June 8
New Delhi, June 05: The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said the onset of monsoon is likely to be delayed by a week and it is now expected to arrive only by June 8.
The normal onset date for monsoon over Kerala is June 1 which also marks the official commencement of the four-month-long rainfall season.
"It is very likely to shift northwards gradually leading to favourable conditions for onset of Southwest Monsoon over Kerala around June 8. Conditions are likely to become favourable for advance of southwest monsoon into some parts of northeastern states during next 3-4 days," the IMD said in its monsoon bulletin.
On Tuesday, the IMD had said the arrival of monsoon could be on June 7.
On Saturday, private weather forecaster Skymet too revised its forecast from June 4 to June 7.
Last
month,
announcing
the
expected
day
of
monsoon
arrival
over
Kerala,
the
IMD
had
said
it
could
happen
on
June
6,
with
an
error
margin
of
plus
or
minus
four
days.
The
Met
Department
has
given
a
forecast
of
a
normal
monsoon
for
the
season.
Several parts of the country are reeling under severe heatwave with temperatures touching 50 degrees Celsius in some parts.
The arrival of monsoon is likely to give some respite from the scorching heat.
PTI