IMD Forecasts Monsoon Advance and Heavy Rainfall Across India; Heatwave Grips North and Central Regions
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- •IMD forecasts favorable conditions for southwest monsoon to advance in next 2-3 days, covering parts of Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Andaman Sea.
- •Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Tamil Nadu over the next 4-5 days; thunderstorms and lightning in Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh.
- •Hailstorm activity predicted in Himachal Pradesh on May 29; thunderstorms with 40-50 km/h winds in Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha between May 25-28.
- •North India including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh faces heatwave conditions with severe pockets from May 25-27; Rajasthan to see heatwave till May 30.
- •Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha to experience severe heatwave for much of the week; Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Telangana may also witness heatwave conditions soon.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday, May 25, 2026, announced that conditions are favorable for the southwest monsoon to advance further over the next two to three days. The Northern Limit of Monsoon currently passes through key coordinates including 7°N/60°E, 7°N/70°E, 7°N/75°E, 8°N/80°E, 10°N/85°E, 13.5°N/90°E, and 17°N/95°E. This progression is expected to bring the monsoon into additional parts of the southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, the Comorin area, parts of the Bay of Bengal, and the remaining areas of the Andaman Sea within the coming days.
