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The southwest monsoon will finally arrive in Kerala around June 4, 2026, commencing the official rainfall season in southern India and bringing the relief of rainy season in the country. Heavy rainfall prediction has also been made for several parts of Tamil Nadu.

The southwest monsoon of India is set to gain more ground in the coming two days as per the forecast by IMD which suggests that favorable conditions will facilitate further advancement of the monsoon season in more areas of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Lakshadweep, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the coming days, especially June 4. The development holds great importance in relation to the change of season from summer to monsoon while there have been multiple warnings issued regarding various types of weather conditions.

IMD has forecast favourable weather conditions in Delhi over the coming week, significantly reducing the chances of a heatwave during the first week of June, meteorologists said.

NEW DELHI: Fuelled by unusually warm waters in the Pacific, El Nino is rapidly developing and is set to impact global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing risk of extreme weather in coming months, World Meteorological Organisation warned on Tuesday in an update that points to an "80% likelihood of El Nino forming in June-Aug".

IMD chief urges effective use of early weather warnings to minimise monsoon losses and enhance disaster preparedness in Andhra Pradesh.

Isolated locations in the state are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging between 7 cm and 20 cm over the next six to seven days.

Keralam is expected to witness widespread rainfall from Tuesday evening --- intensifying over the next few days.

With El Nino threatening to weaken rains, the weather department expects total seasonal rainfall to touch just 90% of the long-period average.

Orange thunderstorm alert issued for six Telangana districts and yellow warning for 20 others on June 3, as per IMD.

In a statement on May 29, the IMD acknowledged the rain was unlikely to reach Keralam within the four-day window of its forecasted date of May 26