The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert for Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, and yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for Tuesday (July 13). It has also issued red alert for Konkan and Goa, and central Maharashtra, and an orange alert warning for Gujarat, parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Assam.
The weather department said its latest model analysis had indicated that the moist easterly winds in the lower level from the Bay of Bengal would spread to northwest India, covering Punjab and Haryana by July 10, leading to the advancement of monsoon and an increase in rainfall activity over the region, including Delhi, from July 10 onwards.
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Several parts of Rajasthan received rainfall where 10 people, including seven children, were killed in separate incidents after being struck by lightning which also injured 13 people. Thirteen animals, including 10 goats a cow, were also killed by lightning.
The long-delayed monsoon missed yet another date with Delhi which was kept waiting for the rains as the weather department said its arrival in the capital is likely to be declared on Monday.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heavy to very heavy rains are likely to occur at isolated places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jangaon and Siddipet on Sunday and Monday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted that monsoon is expected to cover these parts by June -- a little less than a month back, but its predictions are yet to come true.
The weather department said that the state will witness widespread rainfall and issued a red alert in coastal Karnataka, orange alert in four districts, and yellow alert in 12 districts for July 10 and 11.
The IMD said lower-level easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal have extended northwestwards, reaching up to Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan as on Saturday.
Talking to PTI, senior meteorologist with the India Meteorological Department's Bhopal office, P K Saha, said the state is expected to receive good rainfall between July 11 and 16.
The meteorological department on Saturday issued a Red alert on July 11 for Kannur and Kasaragod districts in Kerala predicting extremely heavy rainfall.
Most places in the state will receive rainfall Saturday when Monsoon is likely to advance and become active in some parts of Kota, Jaipur Udaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer divisions.
North West regions of the country will receive heavy rainfall on July 11,12,13. Monsoons will begin in Delhi-NCR in the next 24 hours, says IMD.
After a long gap, Maharashtra is expected to receive good rainfall for the next 4 to 5 days as the southwest monsoon has become active once again, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
"The monsoon is likely to advance over remaining parts of west Uttar Pradesh, some more parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and Delhi around July 10," the IMD said in a statement.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) senior scientist RK Jenamani on July 04 informed that due to western disturbances, the monsoon is not coming till July 7-8, weak monsoon will continue in parts of country till July 08.
IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said there is "no chance" of Delhi and its neighbouring areas receiving monsoon rains till July 7.
The Southwest Monsoon reached Kerala, which marks the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season, on June 3, two days after its normal onset date. But it quickly covered south, east, central, east, northeast India and even some parts of north India.
Heat wave conditions are likely to continue over the next two days over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, north Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of Northern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
The last time the monsoon arrived so late in Delhi was on July 7 in 2012.
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