Monsoon LIVE: Southwest monsoon expected to onset over Kerala around June 4, says IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that the southwest monsoon is expected to onset over Kerala around June 4. This marks a slight delay from the typical arrival date of June 1. The IMD has also issued a heavy rainfall warning for over 15 districts in Tamil Nadu as conditions become favorable for the monsoon's advance.
- ▪The southwest monsoon is expected to onset over Kerala around June 4.
- ▪The typical arrival date for the monsoon in Kerala is June 1.
- ▪The IMD has issued a heavy rainfall warning for over 15 districts in Tamil Nadu.
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With conditions favourable for the Southwest monsoon to further advance, the IMD had issued a heavy rainfall warning for over 15 districts in the western and southern parts of Tamil Nadu.if(isDeviceEnabled("large") && isNonSubcribedUser()) {googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1775225550861-0'); }); }if(isDeviceEnabled("small") && isNonSubcribedUser()) {googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1775225761390-0'); }); }Read | Monsoon ‘likely to set in’ over Kerala around June 4: IMDThe southwest monsoon is expected to onset over Kerala around June 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said.
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