• Southwest monsoon reaches Northeast India; Heavy Rainfall forecasted over Assam and Meghalaya

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    Southwest monsoon reaches Northeast India; Heavy Rainfall forecasted over Assam and Meghalaya

    Meantime, heavy to heavy rainfall might likely occur in Assam and Meghalaya until June 4 and over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from June 3 to 6. Isolated extremely heavy falls are also expected over Meghalaya on Friday.


    Digital Desk:  color:#0E101A">The Southwest monsoon has further accelerated into some parts of
    the northwest Bay of Bengal. It also entered northeastern parts of India. Heavy
    rains are predicted over Assam and Meghalaya for two to three days.



     



    color:#0E101A">The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its weather
    bulletin said, "Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some parts of
    the northwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of the northeast &
    east-central Bay of Bengal and most parts of Mizoram, Manipur & Nagaland."



     



    color:#0E101A">Meanwhile, the Southwest monsoon will further forge ahead into
    some more parts of the central and North Bay of Bengal. The IMD said,
    "Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into
    some more parts of Central & North Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of
    northeastern states and some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim
    during next 2 days."



     



    color:#0E101A">As per the MeT Department, fairly extensive to light or moderate
    rainfall with isolated heavy falls is very likely over northeast India and
    Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days. The monsoon is
    expected to outreach Goa by Friday or Saturday.



     



    color:#0E101A">Meantime, heavy to heavy rainfall might likely occur in Assam
    and Meghalaya until June 4 and over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from
    June 3 to 6. Isolated extremely heavy falls are also expected over Meghalaya on
    Friday.



     



    color:#0E101A">Under the impact of monsoonal westerly winds from the Arabian
    Sea over south peninsular India, fairly extensive to light or moderate rainfall
    with thunderstorms or lightning is very likely to occur over coastal Karnataka,
    South Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep. Isolated to scattered
    rain is predicted over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Interior Karnataka,
    Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during the next five days.



     



    color:#0E101A">There will be a restrained rise in maximum temperatures by about
    two degrees Celsius over most parts of northwest India during the next two
    days, and after that, fall by two to three degrees Celsius. The weather agency
    predicted heatwave conditions in isolated places over Rajasthan on June 3.
    Similar conditions are also expected over south Punjab, south Haryana, south
    Uttar Pradesh and north Madhya Pradesh on June 3 and 4 and over Vidarbha until
    Sunday.

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