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New Delhi: The southwest monsoon ( monsoon) is rapidly advancing in most parts of the country. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, there are favorable meteorological conditions for the advancement of the southwest monsoon over the northern Arabian Sea, Gujarat state, remaining parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gangetic plains of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh during the next 3-4 days. The monsoon will cover northwest India by July 3, including Delhi and major agricultural states like Punjab and Haryana. The IMD forecast said, “Rainfall activity is likely to remain above normal over most parts of the country except the western Himalayan region and western Rajasthan.”
Heavy rain likely in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha
According to the Meteorological Department, light to moderate rainfall with thunder, lightning and strong winds is likely in the Gangetic coastal areas of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next 5 days. Heavy rain is likely in Bihar during June 24 to 26, in Odisha on June 22 and 26, in Jharkhand on June 25 and 26 and in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during June 23 to 26. There is a possibility of sporadic to heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh during June 24 to 26.
Chances of heavy rain in these southern states
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Kerala and coastal areas as well as southern interior areas of Karnataka, Konkan-Goa and Central Maharashtra in the next four to five days. Fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall is likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during next 5 days.
North East Weather
Heavy rainfall is likely over West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya during next 5 days. Heavy rainfall is likely over West Bengal and Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh on 25th and 26th June. Heavy rainfall is likely over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during 23rd-24th June.
