After a brief lull, Monsoon to reach NCR, Haryana by June 25: IMD

Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 18

The southwest monsoon appears to be taking a break and is not likely to progress further till June 21. However, conditions are likely to become favourable for its further advance into Uttar Pradesh and parts of the western Himalayan region from June 22 to June 24.

It is likely to reach Haryana and National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) around June 25, the IMD said on Thursday.

During its progress, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls likely over Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh between June 22 and 24.

Under favorable meteorological conditions, there had been steady progress of monsoon during the past week (between June 11 and 16).

Seasonal rains have covered the entire Northeast and East India, most parts of West and Central India and some parts of Uttar Pradesh during this period.

The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) is passing through Kandla, Ahmedabad, Indore, Raisen, Khajuraho, Fatehpur, Bahraich since June 16 where it remained till Thursday, that is June 18.

Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over Rajasthan and heatwave conditions over Punjab during the next two days.

Widespread rainfall activity very likely along the West Coast with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over Coastal Karnataka and Konkan & Goa, Northeast, East and adjoining Central India during next 3-4 days.

As per private forecaster Skymet, until now the 2020 Monsoon has progressed almost in the “copybook style”.

“It kept its date with the normal onset over Kerala. The onset over Gujarat is well ahead of time. Usually, monsoon reaches parts of Kutch around June 25, this time it is almost 10 day early. Likewise in the Central and Eastern parts of the country, either it is on time or slightly ahead by a day or two,” said Mahesh Palawat of Skymet.

While the initial push to monsoon over west coast came via Nisarga, in the second week of June, the low-pressure area over Bengal became instrumental in boosting its progress in Eastern and Central parts.