The southwest monsoon is prone to begin withdrawing from northwest Rajasthan and its neighbourhood early subsequent week, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) mentioned on Friday.
“Circumstances have gotten beneficial for the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from some components of west Rajasthan from round September 15,” the IMD mentioned.
The conventional date for monsoon withdrawal to begin from this area is September 17. If realised subsequent week, the monsoon retreat shall be a well timed one.
Within the season thus far, the all-India rainfall recorded was 836.2mm, which was a 7 per cent surplus.
The southwest monsoon, this yr, had arrived forward of schedule on Could 24 over Kerala and made an early advance into peninsular India. The all-India rainfall recorded throughout June, July and August remained above regular, and IMD officers had mentioned that the season was prone to finish with above regular rainfall.
Over northwest India, the Met division has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rain over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Sunday and Monday, with ‘very heavy’ rainfall over Uttarakhand on Saturday and Sunday.