South-west monsoon makes onset over Kerala

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the south-west monsoon has made an onset over Kerala, however, normal onset date for the monsoon was June 1.

The monsoon marks the beginning of four-month rainfall season in India.

“The southwest monsoon has made an onset over southern parts of Kerala,” said IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra.


Northeast India to witness widespread rainfall, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall from June 8 to June 10.

Scattered rainfall and thunderstorms with isolated heavy falls likely over south Peninsular India and Islands, as well as over Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and East, Central and West India.

Remaining parts of the country will witness dry weather, as forecasted by IMD.

"Condition are favourable for onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala today, June 3, 2021," said the IMD.

The weather office said, the northern limit of southwest monsoon continues to pass through 5 degree North and 72 degree East.

The Western Disturbance as a trough in mid and upper tropospheric westerlies with its axis at 5.8 km above mean sea level roughly along longitude 80 degree east to the north of latitude 25 degree north persists, it said.

The weather office also mentioned that the trough with its axis at 3.1 km above mean sea level roughly along longitude 90 degree east to the north of latitude 22 degree north persists.

The cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan and neighbourhood, the IMD said, is also extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level.

It also said that similar weather conditions also persist over south Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood at 0.9 km above mean sea level.

"The trough from Sub-Himalayan West Bengal to the cyclonic circulation over south Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood at 0.9 km above mean sea level persists."

As per the weather office, cyclonic circulation also persists over east central Arabian Sea and neighbourhood between 3.1 km and 4.5 km above mean sea level.