Rainfall predicted in parts of Andhra Pradesh from May 30 to June 3

The India Meteorological Department on Thursday has predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in parts of Andhra Pradesh for five days from May 30 reported PTIRainfall accompanied by strong winds is expected to occcur in parts of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh NCAP Yanam South Coastal Andhra Pradesh SCAP and RayalaseemaWinds up to speeds of 40 km per hour kmph have been forecast according to a Meteorological department releaseBesides thunderstorms the department predicted heavy rain in parts of Rayalaseema on June 2 said the PTI reportMeanwhile a Met department official noted that the Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala and advanced into most parts of Northeast India on ThursdayWeather update Once monsoon arrives in Kerala will take 810 days to cover Maharashtra says IMDDirector of India Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai Sunil Kamble said the monsoon will take eight to ten days to cover Maharashtra after arriving in Kerala Sunil Kamble said that the monsoon is expected to reach Kerala in the next 24 hours reported news agency ANIIf you talk about Mumbai the temperature range of Mumbai is 3536 degrees centigrade And for the summer season these are quite normal temperatures But because of the high humidity like 8037 to 9037 humidity is there Thats why even at 35 percent36 percent centigrade we are getting the feel of 40 degrees And if you look in and around Maharashtra the temperature range is between 38 percent and 40 percent centigrade Kamble told ANIWeather update Advanced monsoonThe normal date of the onset of monsoon over Kerala is June 1 But we are expecting an advanced monsoon and within 24 hours we are expecting the monsoon to reach Kerala Once the monsoon arrives in Kerala it takes eight to ten days to cover Maharashtra especially Mumbai Kamble addedHe said that the IMD has already issued a longrange forecast This season we will have more rainfall than normal he said reported ANIIn 2023 rainfall over the country as a whole during monsoon season JuneSeptember was 94 per cent of its longperiod average reported ANIThe advance of the southwest monsoon over the Indian mainland is marked by monsoon onset over Kerala and is an important indicator characterising the transition from a hot and dry season to a rainy seasonAs the monsoon progresses northward relief from scorching summer temperatures is experienced over the areas that it tends to cover These rains are crucial to the Indian agriculture economy especially for kharif crops India has three cropping seasons summer kharif and rabiWeather update Abovenormal rainfallAt a press conference on Monday IMD chief said that abovenormal rainfall is expected this monsoon season across the country in a muchneeded respite from the heatwave sweeping the countryDirector General of Meteorology IMD Mrutyunjay Mohapatra had said The South West Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 106 per cent of the longperiod average with a model error of 4 per cent Thus abovenormal rainfall is most likely over the country as a whole reported ANIThe forecast follows the prediction of abovenormal rain this monsoon riding on favourable La Nina conditions expected to set in between August and SeptemberThe weather office said that the heatwave across India will likely decline from May 30 warning of severe heatwave over northwest India over the next three days