The last week of May has finally arrived and all eyes are set on the monsoon clouds that have started gathering along the Kerala coast. Kerala coast is expected to receive first its monsoon showers in 24 to 48 hours from now. Temperatures in Delhi would again rise after tomorrow. Rain would continue in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the coming two days. Rain is also expected in east India over Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and coastal Orissa during this period.
Change in wind conditions due to weakening of the cyclonic circulation in the Arabian Sea off Yemen coast is expected during the next two days. This will send moisture-laden westerly to southwesterly winds to lash the Kerala coast with continuous rain during the period. Monsoon is declared only when designated weather stations in Kerala receive continuous rain 2.5 mm or more for two days with gradual increase in intensity.
Rain will also occur along the West coast as westerly winds are blowing with a tilt to give rain at many places over Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa and south Maharashtra coast Mumbai too could receive rain in coming two days. Light rain is expected to occur in several parts of Mumbai during the next two days.
In other parts of the country, temperatures are expected to rise again in northwest and central India from tomorrow onwards. Heat wave-like conditions are again expected in Delhi in coming two to three days. Winds would turn northwesterly from tomorrow onwards but till then humidity levels in Delhi would be high due to easterly to southeasterly winds.
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will have below normal temperatures due to cloudy weather for the next two days. Rain will occur at many places in Jammu & Kashmir and one or two places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. A Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir is making its presence felt in the region.
The cyclonic circulation over west-central Bay of Bengal and northwest Bay of Bengal off Orissa coast will bring rain in coastal areas Orissa and West Bengal as well as over some of the parts of east India during the next two to three days. Rain will occur at a few places in northeast India during the period.
