Visakhapatnam: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said conditions are favourable for the advance of the southwest monsoon over parts of the south Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands within the next 24 hours.
In its late evening report from Amaravati, the IMD said the monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala around May 26, slightly ahead of the normal onset date of June 1. The monsoon typically reaches Rayalaseema by June 6. Last year, however, it arrived earlier on May 26.
The IMD also forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over northeast India during the coming week. Similar conditions are expected over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, and parts of south interior Karnataka over the next three to four days.
Meanwhile, private forecaster Skymet Weather said a well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal is weakening and drifting northeastward, moving away from the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coasts.
According to Skymet, the system is unlikely to intensify into a significant storm and is expected to move towards the Arakan coast of Myanmar over the next 36 hours.
However, the system has strengthened cross-equatorial winds, aiding the onset of the southwest monsoon over the Andaman Sea and adjoining island regions around May 16. While reducing the risk of a storm along the coast, it is likely to bring moderate to heavy rainfall to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and parts of Karnataka through May 18. The low-pressure area is currently positioned over the deep sea to the east of Chennai and continues to move away from the Indian coastline.
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