NEW DELHI: In an uncommon phenomenon, monsoon is expected to arrive both over Kerala and some parts of northeastern states simultaneously with
IMD
on Wednesday predicting favourable conditions for an early onset/progress during the next 24 hours.
Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 while it arrives a couple of days later in the North-East and covers most part of it by June 5.
Last time, a similar simultaneous onset/progress over Kerala and North-East had happened was on May 30, 2017 triggered by Cyclone Mora that formed over east-central
Bay of Bengal
.
This time, the possibility of
simultaneous onset
is attributed to
Cyclone Remal
that formed over Bay of Bengal last week. The cyclonic circulation has pulled the monsoon flow in the region.
"The conditions continue to become favourable for monsoon onset over Kerala during next 24 hours and advance of monsoon over some parts of northeastern states during the same period," said Met department while predicting early onset of showers. Last year, the onset happened over Kerala on June 8 after a delay of seven days.
Met department also predicted that the prevailing heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over northwest, including Delhi-NCR, and central India are likely to reduce gradually from Thursday. Drop in temperature can be attributed to western disturbances.
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