New Delhi: The India Meterological Department IMD has said that the prevailing heat wave have abated from most parts of Northwestern parts of the country and it is likely to abate from most parts of central India from tomorrow.
It forecasts thunderstorm activity accompanied by squally winds over the Northwest, Central and East parts of the country from today till the 31st of May.
Heat wave conditions are expected in Telangana and Western Madhya Pradesh tomorrow.
Isolated light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds is likely in Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat. Hailstorm and Thundersquall activity likely over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha. Duststorm is expected in Rajasthan.
Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds expected in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana, South Interior Karnataka, Jammu-Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Gangetic West Bengal today.
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IMD said, conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep area, southwest, eastcentral and westcentral Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of southeast Bay of Bengal and some parts of northeast Bay of Bengal during next two to three days.
India may receive below-normal rainfall during the month of June as the country’s weather department revised its forecast for the Southwest Monsoon 2026.
The India Meteorological Department presented the second-stage long-range forecast for the Southwest Monsoon 2026, highlighting rainfall trends, rising temperatures and evolving El Niño conditions.
Addressing a press conference, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences M Ravichandran said the country is likely to receive rainfall below 92 per cent of the long-period average.
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Meanwhile, evolving El Niño conditions are gradually developing over the equatorial Pacific, with climate models indicating a possible moderate to strong phase later in the monsoon season.
The IMD said, "Quantitatively, the southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over the whole country is likely to be 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA), with a possible model error of ±4%. This means that during the 2026 monsoon season (June to September), the highest likelihood is for below normal rainfall over the whole country."
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