Monsoon likely to reach Delhi in next 48 hours, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule


The southwest monsoon could reach Delhi in the next 48 hours, having already penetrated parts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Haryana and North Punjab, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

The southwest monsoon arrived in several states 12 to 13 days ahead of the normal schedule, according to IMD.

Most parts of Delhi-NCR and Haryana are likely to experience heavy rains and thunderstorms on Sunday as the monsoons progress, the weather agency forecast.

According to IMD, the southwest monsoon has invaded all of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad.

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In addition, most parts of East Uttar Pradesh and some parts of West Uttar Pradesh, North Haryana, Chandigarh and North Punjab have also seen the arrival of the monsoons.

According to the Meteorological Agency, conditions are favorable for further penetration of the southwest monsoon in most parts of Madhya Pradesh, the remaining parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and some other parts of western Uttar Pradesh, Harayan and Punjab during the next 48 hours.

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