Monsoon Has Hit Kerala Coast: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Monsoon Has Hit Kerala Coast: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Monsoon has hit the Kerala coast on Saturday, after a delay of one week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The state’s coastal regions have been experiencing downpours since early Saturday morning, which are set to intensify later in the evening, an IMD official told. Meanwhile, Skymet Director Mahesh Palawat told that the monsoon will hit Delhi-NCR by the first week of July.

Besides, a cyclonic circulation extending upto 4.5 km above mean sea level lies over Lakshadweep area and adjoining Southeast Arabian Sea. Under its influence, a low pressure area is very likely to form over Southeast and adjoining Eastcentral Arabian Sea during the next 48 hours. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify gradually. The normal monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1. (IANS)

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