Weather update: IMD predicts early monsoon arrival, issues yellow alert for Delhi as heatwave returns - Check full forecast here
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"Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance into South Andaman Sea & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal around 15th May, 2022," IMD said.
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday (May 12, 2022) predicted that the Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive early this year. As per the weather office, Andaman and Nicobar Islands expected to receive first seasonal showers on May 15.
"Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance into South Andaman Sea & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal around 15th May, 2022," the India Meteorological Department said in a statement here.
"Normally, monsoon advances over Nicobar Islands on May 15 and covers Mayabunder, the extreme north point in the Andaman islands by May 22," IMD’s Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.
Mohapatra also informed that the Met Office has forecast rainfall over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands over the next five days and fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, gusty winds and lightning over Kerala-Mahe and Lakshadweep over the next five days.
"India Meteorological Department extended range forecasts have consistently suggested favourable conditions for an early monsoon onset over Kerala and its northward movement," Madhavan Rajeevan, former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Twitter.
