Southwest monsoon enters Rajasthan, seven days behind schedule: IMD

Jaipur: The southwest monsoon entered parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, seven days later than its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The monsoon has advanced into eastern parts of the state, with its northern limit currently passing through Tonk, Jaipur and Alwar, according to the Meteorological Centre here.

The IMD said the southwest monsoon on Wednesday advanced into additional parts of Gujarat, the remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, the entire Delhi region, most parts of Madhya Pradesh, large parts of Haryana and Punjab, and parts of Rajasthan.


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The weather office said conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance into more parts of Rajasthan over the next two to three days.

The department has forecast torrential rain in several districts of eastern and southeastern Rajasthan over the coming days.

It has also issued a heavy rainfall warning for several districts in eastern Rajasthan, with moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms likely at isolated places in the Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions on Thursday.

Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in districts under the Kota division, the department said.

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The monsoon is expected to remain active over the Jaipur, Bharatpur, Kota, Udaipur and Ajmer divisions during the next week, with widespread rainfall activity across the region.

Torrential rainfall is likely at isolated places in eastern and southeastern Rajasthan during this period, the department said.