New Delhi, June 20
The southwest monsoon is progressing well and is likely to advance further into remaining parts of Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, entire Gujarat and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during the next five days.

In a press note issued today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that enhanced rainfall activity was likely in the next five days over parts of peninsular and central India under the influence of a low-pressure area lying over east-central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal.

“As of today, a well marked low pressure area lies over east-central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal. It is likely to concentrate into a depression by tomorrow and move in a west-northwesterly direction across north Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat,” the IMD said.

Under the influence of the system, widespread rains are likely over Andhra Pradesh, south Orissa, south Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha between June 21 and 23. Subsequently, with the likely west-northwestwards movement of the system, the enhanced rainfall belt is likely to shift to rest of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, south Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and southeast Rajasthan from June 
23 to 26.

Isolated extremely heavy rains of more than 25 cms are also likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Vidarbha from tomorrow to June 23 and over coastal Karnataka, parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Goa and Gujarat, from June 23 to 26.