Southwest monsoon has arrived in Mumbai and nearby areas while Delhi may continue to suffer from heatwave conditions for the next few days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a tweet.
''Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, most parts of Konkan (including Mumbai), some parts of Madhya Maharashtra, some more parts of Karnataka today, the 11th June, 2022,'' IMD said in a statement.
According to the IMD, the maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India will come down by a few notches over the weekend but no major relief is likely till June 15.
The heat wave conditions are likely to continue in isolated pockets over Northwest, Central and the adjoining East India during the next two days, said the weather office.
Intense spell of rainfall is likely to continue over Northeast India and the sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.
''Conditions are favorable for further advance of monsoon into some parts of north Arabian sea, remaining parts of Konkan, some parts of Gujarat state, most parts of Madhya Maharashtra, entire Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, some parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Westcentral and northwest Bay of Bengal during next 48 hours,'' IMD added.
IMD added that southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of the central Arabian sea, entire Goa, some parts of Konkan, and some more parts of Karnataka.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 10, 2022
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 29.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, even as the weather office predicted partly skies with possibility of light thunderstorms during the day.
The city's maximum temperature is expected to settle at 43 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. Isolated pockets of Delhi, Haryana, northwest Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh may experience heatwave conditions, a Skymet Weather report said.
The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the poor (315) category around 9am, data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
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