Kerala Monsoon News

Kerala turns into a lush, serene paradise during the monsoon, making it the perfect time to explore its backwaters, waterfalls, Ayurvedic retreats, and cultural festivals.

According to IMD, heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail in some parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, and isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and more.

The rain alert of the Meteorological Department is going on in many states of the country. Yellow alert has been issued in Kerala, Karnataka, MP, Himachal and red alert has been issued in Mumbai. Light rain is expected in Delhi for the next 5 days.

Sea conditions are likely to be very high along and off the Kerala-Karnataka coasts and Lakshadweep-Maldives areas on June 6 and Konkan-Goa-Maharashtra coasts from June 8 to June 10. Fishermen out at sea have been advised to return to the coast

Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala IMD has issued an Orange alert for 12 districts The NDRF has already deployed five teams to Kerala

Kerala will continue to receive heavy rainfall till May 17 IMD predicts that light/moderate with isolated heavy rainfall is likely in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya

The southwest monsoon has been very active in Kerala Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely over southeast Arabian Sea

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Sunday due to a low pressure in the Arabian Sea, prompting the Met department to issue an orange alert for two districts of the state.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs three lakh each to the kin of deceased in Rajamala landslide in Kerala. Financial assistance of Rs one lakh each has also been announced for the severely injured. A massive mound of earth and slush triggered by heavy rains had flattened a row of 20 one-room 'row houses' of tea plantation workers in Rajamala on August 7.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief at the loss of lives due to a landslide in Rajamalai area of Idukki district in Kerala on Friday. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, he said that the NDRF and the administration are working on the ground to provide assistance to the affected. At least five people were killed while dozens were feared trapped after a landslide triggered by torrential rains occurred in a residential area in Rajamala.

The onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala likely to be delayed by four days, said the India Metrological Department (IMD) weather forecast on Friday. The weather report further stated that the monsoon is expected to hit the southern state on June 5, 2020. 

With all the five floodgates of the Idukki dam opened, water is rushing down the Periyar lake causing huge loss to the crops and properties.

However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the country' official weather forecaster, in its 8.15-am bulletin, said Monsoon would hit Kerala in the next 24 hours.

The southwest monsoon hit Kerala and north-eastern region on Tuesday, according to the IMD officials. 

The deficiency in June rains will also narrow in the days the come, Laxman Singh Rathore told Reuters in an interview.

The southwest monsoon normally hits Kerala around June 1. It advances northwards, usually in surges, and covers the entire country by around July 15.  

El Nino conditions have turned from neutral to negative, the IMD said.

Onset of monsoon over Kerala is likely to be delayed by six days beyond its scheduled date of June 1, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest forecast today.