The southwest monsoon has reached Kerala and as a result marked the onset of the monsoon over the Indian sub continent and the start of Monsoon season 2016.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported at most places over Kerala and coastal Karnataka over the last 2 days.
As of today the monsoon has covered the whole of Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, most of south interior Karnataka and Rayalseema - The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) passes through Lat. 14.0°N/ Long.60.0°E, Lat. 14.0°N/ Long.70.0°E, Honavar, Anantapur, Ongole, Lat.16.0°N/ Long. 85.0°E, Lat. 17.0°N/ Long.90.0°E and Lat. 18.0°N/ Long.94.0°E.
The monsoon is making its way up the west coast quickly and should cover entire Goa and parts of coastal Maharashtra in the next 48 hours. On the east coast the monsoon has made its way up to Myanmar and parts of north-east India, The Northeastern states will start receiving heavy rain from today onward.
Monsoon is expected to make its way up quickly helped by twin systems / upper air cyclonic circulations in the bay of Bengal and Arabian sea although cross equatorial moisture has decreased.
Monsoon winds will keep moving north although it will take between 48-72 hours for it to strengthen again and provide heavy rainfall over the country.
We expect the monsoon to cover most of the country and reach Kolkata by the 11th of June and Mumbai by the 13th of June and Delhi by the 29th/30th of June.
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