Mumbai and much of the western coast’s wait for the monsoon is expected to last longer, with no significant progress in the Southwest Monsoon expected in the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday, even as the overall monsoon deficit touched 38% so far this season.
To be sure, June rains account, on average, for only around 19 to 20% of the rain India receives between June 1 and September 30, the duration of the Southwest Monsoon in the country.
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Officials said some progress is only expected through the eastern arm of the monsoon, with no progress likely on the western arm till at least June 22. Further progress of the monsoon, including on the western side, is only expected to pick up again on June 22 and 23, with a low pressure area developing over the Bay of Bengal.
“The Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance into some more parts of Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, and some parts of Chhattisgarh over the next 4-5 days,” said the IMD in its national weather bulletin on Wednesday.
