Private weather forecaster Skymet concurred with IMD.
After the most-delayed onset since 2003 on June 8, the southwest monsoon has made rapid progress and after covering much of southern India, there will be a lull in its advance for the next two days on the west coast, said India Meteorological Department (IMD). "Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon towards northeastern states and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next 2-3 days," the IMD said.
On Sunday, the monsoon had advanced till Karwar, Karnataka on the west coast and Ongole, Andhra Pradesh near the east coast. Cyclonic circulation over the Arabian Sea resulted in heavy rainfall in coastal Karnataka, Goa and Ratnagiri since Friday. Over the weekend, Karwar had received 45mm and Ratnagiri received 76 mm rainfall. But, meteorologists said that monsoon is yet to arrive in Maharashtra.
"Even though there was speedy progress of the monsoon till now, conditions have weakened over the Arabian Sea. While there is rainfall across Goa, south Konkan and even in Mumbai, it is limited to the coastal belt. Winds are strong enough to cause rainfall across the Western Ghats in the interiors of Maharashtra," said Sunitha Devi, director, weather section, IMD, Pune. "Conditions will become conducive become for further advance of monsoon in the west 15 June onwards," Sunitha Devi added.
Private weather forecaster Skymet, too, concurred with IMD. It said, "The interiors are still not receiving enough Monsoon showers, but the intensity of rain will now increase over Raigad and Dahanu districts." It added, "Rain may pick up pace after 48 hours over Kerala coast as a fresh monsoon surge expected to affect Kerala and Karnataka coast."
Met officials said that while rainfall will continue in coastal Karnataka and South Konkan, Delhi-NCR, too, will see rains. "After June 14, thundershower activity is likely to increase in Delhi-NCR and neighbouring states. As far as the monsoon's advance is concerned, it is not continuous and is dependent on dynamic weather conditions," said BP Yadav, director, National Weather Forecasting Centre, Delhi.
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