Southwest monsoon expected to arrive in Kerala in 4 to 5 days, says IMD

The weather conditions are expected to be favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon in Kerala in the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.

The conditions are also likely to become favourable for further advance of monsoon over some more areas of the southern Arabian Sea, remaining parts of the Maldives and the southern tip of peninsular India, some parts of the Lakshadweep Islands, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the weather department said.

The southwest monsoon season generally begins in June and starts to retreat by September. The India Meteorological Department declares the onset of the season when it hits Kerala.

If monsoon arrives in Kerala as forecast, it would be the earliest onset since 2009, The Economic Times reported.

Some more parts of southern and central Bay of Bengal, northeastern Bay of Bengal and some areas in the North East states are also likely to have favourable conditions for the onset of monsoon over the next four to five days.

On May 13, the agency said that the southwest monsoon had advanced into parts of southern Bay of Bengal, the southern Andaman Sea, the Nicobar Islands and some parts of the northern Andaman Sea.

On May 10, the department had said that the southwest monsoon was expected to arrive in Kerala by May 27, ahead...

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