North India: Weather in North India is expected to be less hot this week as Monsoon is lurking around Delhi and northern plains. The week will start with some rain in the plains as well as in the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Weathermen at Skymet say this will be a precursor to the arrival of Monsoon in Delhi and adjoining states. Monsoon is expected to hit the region by 5th July though, it may still not give very good Monsoon showers. Rain will start to reduce by the end of the week however, cloud cover may still persist, which will help in keeping the maximums and minimums marginally below normal. While places along the foothills in Punjab will be cooler with maximums settling in the mid-thirties, Delhi may observe day temperatures settling between 37⁰C and 39⁰C.
East and Northeast India: The month of June has been one of the driest in the country in years but Monsoon rains have been the most frequent in East and Northeast India so far. Heavy to very heavy rain occurred in Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya and other Northeastern states in the last three to four days, and good Monsoon showers is expected to continue for the entire week. Other than these states, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand will also be the center of rain activity for the first three to four days of the week. Extensive rain in this part of India is attributed to a cyclonic circulation which formed in the Bay of Bengal last week and then moved into Odisha and West Bengal. A low pressure in Bangladesh is also said to be the reason for good rains in entire West Bengal.
Central India: Central India, which otherwise receives good rainfall during the Monsoon season has been the most unlucky this time. Rains have been little in the entire month of June. However, this week may bring some rainy changes to some states, such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh and some cities of Telangana. West Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and south Rajasthan will still be dry. People here will be eager for rains but the moody Monsoon will not cover these states this week too. The western arm of the monsoon line remains stagnant after covering Veraval, Surat and Damoh. Temperatures will rise and settle in the higher thirties due to absence of rain.
South India: Weather in South India may continue to be cloudy this week though rain activity will be subdued. Last week there was little rain along the Kerala and Karnataka coast but this week it may increase a little. El Nino was the strongest in June this year but even then Kerala and Karnataka received some good showers. Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh which generally remain dry compared to the west coast, may witness rain in the first half of the week due to a feeble trough but may turn dry again. Lastly, Mumbai may witness some rain towards the weekend as there is a possibility of the westerly surge increasing from the Arabian Sea.