Monsoon enters north-east, heavy rains probably in Assam, Meghalaya 

By PTI

NEW DELHI: After a quick lull, the Bay of Bengal arm of the south-west monsoon has stirred into motion and entered north-eastern elements of the nation and is ready to deliver heavy rains over Assam and Meghalaya over the subsequent two days, the IMD mentioned Thursday.

“Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of northwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of northeast & eastcentral Bay of Bengal and most parts of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland,” the India Meteorological Department mentioned.

On Wednesday, the monsoon had lined Bengaluru, Chikmagluru, Karwar.

Under the affect of monsoonal westerly winds from the Arabian Sea over the south peninsular India, the climate workplace has forecast pretty widespread rainfall over coastal and south Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep and over the subsequent 5 days.

It has additionally forecast remoted to scattered rains over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal throughout subsequent 5 days.

Maximum temperatures have been rising step by step over northwest India and the climate workplace has issued heatwave warnings over Rajasthan, south Punjab and south Haryana over the subsequent two days.

The climate workplace had upgraded its forecast for a standard monsoon this yr on Monday. It mentioned that monsoon rains can be pretty well-distributed throughout the nation, besides in north-eastern elements of the nation and excessive south-western peninsula.

The IMD had introduced the onset of monsoon over Kerala on May 29, three days forward of the conventional onset date of June 1.