Monsoon to hit Kerala tomorrow, heatwave in Northern India to last another week

• Monsoon is likely to hit Kerala on June 8.
  
• With the monsoon delayed for another week, heatwaves in Northern India are going to continue.

With the early drought warning hovering over 43.3% parts of the country, people in India aren’t going to get relieved from heat waves for another week. However the monsoon is likely to begin within 48 hours in Kerala and would take at least seven days to reach the central and western regions of the country.




Temperature in Rajasthan’s Churu soared to 50 degree Celsius on June 1— the day when monsoon normally hits Southern parts of India. Many parts of the country are struggling with heat waves with the maximum temperature between 45 degrees to 50 degree Celsius.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat waves were expected in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Expected Monsoon dates in key parts of India

State	Normal Monsoon onset date	Delayed till (Approximate)*
Kerala	1 June	8 June
Tamil Nadu	1 June	8 June
Odisha	10 June	17 June
Maharashtra	10 June	17 June
New Delhi	29 June	5 July
West Bengal	10 June	17 June
Bihar	10 June	17 June
Andhra Pradesh	1 June	8 June
Karnataka	5 June	13 June
Haryana	1 July	8 July
Punjab	1 July	8 July
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh	15 June	22 June
Meghalaya	5 June	13 June
Chattisgarh	10 June	18 June
Rajasthan	1 July	8 July

^{*These are expected dates and may differ from the actual dates.}
This has been the second driest pre-monsoon season in the last 65 years, with the lowest being recorded in 2012 when countrywide cumulative rainfall deficiency had mounted to 31 per cent, according Private forecaster Skymet

The heatwaves are expected to become severe in New Delhi and other northern cities in the coming days and the mercury is expected to breach 45 degrees Celsius.

The National Capital Region along with Haryana and Punjab may get some relief due rains and thunderstorm led by western disturbances after June 11.


Delhi on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average.

(With IANS)