IMD further predicted that western disturbance is active in western Himalyan region and will cause rains there. Delhi will have cloudy conditions for next 2 days.
IMD also warned that heat Wave conditions at isolated pockets very likely over West Rajasthan on 28 and 29 May.
See IMD update on Twitter here
Advancement on South West Monsoon
Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of South Arabian Sea, entire Maldives an adjoining areas of Lakshadweep and some more parts of Comorin area, said IMD.
As per the latest meteorological indications, westerly winds have strengthened in the lower levels over the south Arabian Sea and deepened. As per satellite imagery, there is increase in cloudiness over Kerala coast and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea.
Hence, conditions are becoming favorable for monsoon onset over Kerala during next 2-3 days. Further conditions are also favourable for advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area during the same period.
Rainfall predictions
-Moderate rainfall very likely over Northeast India and scattered rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and Sikkim during next 5 days
-Heavy rainfall also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh on 30 and 31 May, over Assam-Meghalaya from 27-31 May and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 27, 30 and 31 May
-Moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning very likely over Kerala and Mahe and Lakshadweep and scattered rainfall over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during next 5 days.
-Heavy rainfall also likely over Kerala and Mahe on 27 and 29 and over Tamil Nadu on 27 May
-Moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds very likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh during next 4 days
-Rainfall activity to prevail over Uttarakhand, north Punjab, north Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan during next 2-3 days.
-Hailstorm likely over Uttarakhand on 27 and 28 May
Wind predictions
-Dust storm activity at isolated places very likely over West Rajasthan on 28 May
-Squally weather (wind speed 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) very likely over southwest Arabian Sea during next 5 days, over Southeast Arabian Sea on 27th and Southeast Arabian Sea along and off Kerala coast and Lakshadweep area on 29 and 30 and over Northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining north Gujarat coast during 27-29 May
