New DelhiThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that the progress of Monsoon is “not likely” over Delhi and parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab during the next seven days. The Southwest Monsoon has so far covered most parts of the country except some parts of Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, the IMD said in a statement.
The main feature of Monsoon this year is advance of normal over East, Central and Northwest India, the statement said. However, it is not likely to move further into the rest of the country during the next seven days.
IMD’s Regional Forecasting Center head Kuldeep Srivastava said that light rain is expected in Delhi-NCR around June 26, but the region will have to wait for the monsoon rains.
The Meteorological Office had earlier predicted that the monsoon could reach Delhi 12 days earlier i.e. by June 15. Normally the monsoon reaches Delhi by June 27 and covers the entire country by July 8.
According to Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting company, last year the monsoon had reached Delhi on June 25 and had covered the entire country by June 29. Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather said that there is a possibility that monsoon rains will occur in Delhi only around the end of June.
“Western winds are preventing the progress of Monsoon into remaining parts of Northwest India for a few days now,” he said. These are expected to last for at least a week. Palawat said that the temperature in North-West India including Delhi-NCR is expected to reach 38-39 degree Celsius in the coming days.
