Conditions beneficial for monsoon to advance additional: IMD

Jun 16, 2025 04:00 PM IST

The monsoon arrived eight days earlier than its regular date in Kerala on June 24, the earliest arrival since 2009, according to IMD’s prediction

Conditions had been beneficial for additional advance of the southwest monsoon to components of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and extra areas of Bihar and jap Uttar Pradesh over the subsequent two to a few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Monday.

Conditions turned beneficial final week for additional development of the monsoon after a hiatus of a fortnight. (PTI)

The monsoon is prone to be in an energetic section with heavy to very heavy rainfall and intensely heavy rain (>20 cm) at remoted locations in south peninsular India and Konkan and Goa till June 16. It superior into the remaining components of the central Arabian Sea, Konkan, central Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, north Arabian Sea, and Gujarat.

The northern restrict of the monsoon handed via Veraval, Bhavnagar, Vadodara, Khargone, Amravati, Durg, Bargarh, Chandbali, Sandhead Island, and Balurghat.

Conditions turned beneficial final week for additional development of the monsoon after a hiatus of a fortnight, primarily resulting from weaker circulate and dry air intrusion from the northwest.

IMD director basic M Mohapatra stated on Friday {that a} cyclonic circulation was anticipated to kind over the Bay of Bengal this week, and result in elevated rainfall. “Rainfall activity will expand westwards and monsoon will cover nearly the entire country, including all of NW [northwest] India in the week of June 19 and June 25.”

The monsoon arrived eight days earlier than its regular date in Kerala on June 24. It was the earliest arrival since 2009. The May 24 onset was according to IMD’s prediction and represents the fifth earliest monsoon onset within the final 55 years. The earliest recorded onset was May 18, 1990.

The monsoon, which is the lifeblood of India’s financial system, marks a aid from scorching summer season temperatures. According to the agriculture ministry, 51% of India’s farmed space, accounting for 40% of manufacturing, is rain-fed, making monsoon essential.

With 47% of the nation’s inhabitants depending on agriculture for his or her livelihood, a bountiful monsoon has a direct correlation with a wholesome rural financial system.