The Ministry of Earth Sciences and India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the southwest monsoon is probably going to advance over remaining parts of West Uttar Pradesh , some more parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and Delhi around July 10.
The weather department also predicted a rise in rainfall activity over northwest and central India from July 10.
The IMD said the southwest monsoon would revive gradually over south peninsula including West Coast and adjoining east central India from July 8.
It added that the conditions aren’t favourable for the monsoon’s progress till July 7 thanks to the shortage of a weather system.
The moist easterly winds in lower level from Bay of Bengal likely to determine gradually over parts of eastern India from July 8 onwards.
It is likely to spread into northwest India covering Punjab and north Haryana by July 10, the IMD added.
After an honest spell of rains within the first two and half weeks of June, the Southwest Monsoon has not advanced further since June 19.
In its forecast for the July, India Meteorological Department said the country as an entire will witness good rainfall this month.
Moreover, the IMD also predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in parts of Haryana and Delhi on July 5.
“Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over isolated places of South-west Delhi, Farukhnagar, Bhiwani, Charki-Dadri, Bhiwadi, Jhajjar (Haryana) and adjoining areas during subsequent 2 hours,” the IMD said during a tweet.
The IMD has also issued ‘Yellow alert’ in North and South Karnataka for July 7 and eight .
IMD Director CS Patil said that Bengaluru is probably going to experience rain and thundershower within the next two days.
“Circulation lies over Sri Lanka and neighborhood between 1.5 and 3.6 km above water level . a rise in rainfall is predicted from July 5. Yellow alert in North and South Karnataka on July 7-8. Bengaluru likely to experience rain and thundershower within the next two days,” Patil said.
