According to a Skymet weather update, heavy to moderate rainfall is expected in south Karnataka, and Kerala, even as Northern states like Madhya Pradesh and Bihar will continue to bear the brunt of heatwave.
Thunderstorm and hailstorm is expected to hit sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Sikkim on April 18.
Delhi AQI today: Air quality is likely to improve on November 21 onwards due to relatively strong winds, V K Soni of the IMD earlier said.
Four persons lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Chennai, Theni and Madurai districts 'in the past 24 hours and 16 heads of cattle died.
According to NDRF officials, out of seven active teams, three have been deployed in Mumbai, one each in Nagpur, Latur, Aurangabad and Osmanabad with all necessary safety equipment and Gemini boats.
Mumbai Rains News Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish at the loss of lives caused by wall collapse incidents in Mumbai due to heavy rains.
Monsoon also advanced to Delhi on July 13, 16 days from the normal date of June 27, said the India Meteorological Department
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots as bad weather also led to the closure of the airport in Himachal Pradesh. The district administration also instructed tourists to postpone their visit to Dharamsala in view of the heavy rains.
The southwest monsoon over the country is likely to be normal in July, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on July 1 in its forecast for the month.
Mumbai Rains Highlights: IMD has issued a warning for Palghar, Thane and Raigad, saying that widespread rains with heavy to very heavy showers are likely to continue from June 10-15.
Daily monsoon update: The southwest monsoon on June 10 set in over Odisha and is likely to advance into the remaining parts of the state in the next two days, IMD said.
June 1 is considered as the normal onset date for monsoon over Kerala, marking the start of the four-month rainfall season for the country. According to the IMD, the onset would be marginally delayed this year.
A record 119.3 mm rainfall pounded Delhi under the impact of cyclonic Tauktae and a western disturbance in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on May 20.
Monsoon is set to begin its timely arrival in Maharashtra this year with heavy rainfall in Mumbai on June 13 and 14
The IMD statement informed that the cyclone moved westwards with a speed of about 6 km per hour overnight before positioning itself around 275 kilometres west-southwest of Porbandar and 330 kilometres west-southwest of Veraval on Saturday morning.
Skymet previously said the monsoon would reach Kerala, commencing the four-month rainfall season in the country, on June 4 with an error margin of plus or minus two days.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the package and included support for those dependant on animal husbandry, fisheries, handloom and handicraft.
Two Maritime Recce sorties were undertaken by the Dornier aircraft of the Navy revealing widespread destruction localised around the temple town of Puri, according to an official statement.
The aircraft are carrying approximate 45 tonnes of relief material including medicines for the locations affected by Cyclone Fani.
Two trains originating from Bhubaneshwar will remain cancelled and all services to Puri are unlikely to begin before May 10.
Bangladesh authorities said over 1.6 million people were shifted to safer places as about 36 villages were flooded after the storm surge breached embankments in the country's coastal areas.
SDMA sources said the heat wave was likely to persist over the next few days and advised people to restrict outdoor activities especially between noon and 3 pm when the impact could be higher.
The weather bureau has issued an ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall alert for the island city from June 9 to June 11 (Saturday to Monday), requesting citizens ‘to stay indoors as much as possible on these three days.’
The minimum temperature was recorded in between 28 and 32.4 degrees Celsius in most of the cities of the state.
Live updates of Cyclone Ockhi which is expected to cross Mumbai later today.