Rainfall Update: Southwest Monsoon likely to reach Mumbai and Bengaluru in next three days

This year, the Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala on May 24, eight days earlier than its normal onset date of June 1, said IMD.

The Southwest Monsoon is expected to reach Madhya Pradesh early in the first week of June, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The way it is advancing and subject to conditions, it is likely to foray early,” IMD Bhopal Centre’s forecast in-charge Divya Surendran told PTI. She said the Southwest Monsoon has touched a small part of Maharashtra and is expected to reach Mumbai and Bengaluru in the next three days.

"At this pace, we are expecting it to arrive over MP early,” Surendran said.Last year, the monsoon set over in Madhya Pradesh on June 21, and in 2023, it arrived on June 24 and covered the entire state by the next day.The normal schedule of its entry into MP from the western part of the state is June 16.

The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of west central & east central Arabian Sea on Sunday. Along with these areas, the monsoons have also advanced into some more parts of west-central and north Bay of Bengal.

According to the Met Department, the conditions are favourable for further advancement of monsoon. It may reach into some more parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Karnataka including Bengaluru, Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu in the next three days. The post reads, "Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Karnataka including Bengaluru, some parts of Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, some more parts of westcentral & North Bay of Bengal and some more parts of Northeastern states during next 3 days."

In a social media post on X, the IMD said, "The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of westcentral & eastcentral Arabian Sea, some more parts of Karnataka, entire Goa, some parts of Maharashtra, some more parts of westcentral and north Bay of Bengal, and some more parts of Mizoram, some parts of Manipur and Nagaland today, the 25th May 2025."

"The Northern Limit of Monsoon passes through 15.5°N/55°E,15.5°N/60°E, 16°N/65°E, 16.5°N/70°E, Devgad, Belagavi, Haveri, Mandya, Dharmapuri, Chennai, 15°N/83°E, 18°N/87°E, 20°N/89°E, Aizawl, Kohima, 26.5°N/95°E, 27°N/97°E," the social media post added.

The Southwest Monsoon reached Kerala on Saturday, marking its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009.”We are expecting the early arrival of the rain-bearing system in Madhya Pradesh, probably in the first week of June.

On Saturday, the southwest monsoon hit Kerala, marking its earliest arrival on the Indian mainland since 2009, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This year, the Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala on May 24, eight days earlier than its normal onset date of June 1, said IMD.