The southwest monsoon has advanced into parts of the southeast Arabian Sea, southwest and southeast Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, the entire Nicobar Islands and parts of the Andaman Islands, including Sri Vijaya Puram, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
The weather office said conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to advance further into more parts of the southeast Arabian Sea, southwest and southeast Bay of Bengal over the next three to four days.
The remaining parts of the Andaman Islands and the Andaman Sea, along with some areas of the east-central Bay of Bengal, are also likely to witness the onset of the monsoon during this period.
“All the criteria are satisfied for the advance of southwest monsoon over the region,” the IMD said.
On Friday, the IMD had said that the southwest monsoon is expected to make an early onset over Kerala on May 26.
Kerala usually witnesses the onset of the monsoon on June 1, marking the beginning of the southwest monsoon season that continues till September.
Earlier, the IMD had stated that India may receive below-normal rainfall during this year’s monsoon season.
The department attributed the possibility to the likely emergence of El Niño conditions during the season, which are generally associated with reduced rainfall over the country.
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