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Heavy rain and intense thunderstorms affected parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, providing relief from several days of extreme heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for two days as the skies turned grey.

The monsoon arrived in India with a delay of four days from its customary onset date of June 1.

Guwahati: India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday that conditions are favourable for monsoon to reach the northeast in the next two to three days, as it announced the onset of the southwest monsoon in Kerala.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Kerala during the next week.

The southwest monsoon set in over Kerala on Thursday (June 4, 2026), the India Meteorological Department announced. This is three days later than the normal onset date of June 1, and four days behind the date the department had forecast.

The southwest monsoon has arrived in Karnataka, with below-normal rainfall expected, according to the IMD's forecast.

This year, IMD has forecast below-normal rainfall over the country.

The IMD has issued a week-long yellow alert for both North and South Bengal, forecasting persistently high humidity as the southwest monsoon advances.

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Another spell of very light to light rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is likely during the night. | India News