National weather update: IMD forecasts early monsoon arrival in India within next 4-5 days

The India Meteorological Department IMD has indicated an early push of the southwest monsoon with conditions turning favourable for its advance over parts of the south Bay of Bengal Andaman Sea and Nicobar Islands during the next four to five daysThe development comes amid widespread weather activity across the country triggered by multiple cyclonic circulations troughs and an approaching Western Disturbance bringing a mix of heavy rainfall thunderstorms gusty winds and heatwave conditionsHeavy rainfall alert across southern statesAccording to the IMD heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over parts of South India particularly Tamil Nadu Puducherry Karaikal Kerala Mahe and south Interior Karnataka over the next few daysThunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also expected across several regions including Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha Chhattisgarh and parts of peninsular IndiaNortheast India braces for intense rainfallThe Northeast is likely to remain under the influence of intense rainfall activity with Assam Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh expected to receive heavy to very heavy showers till May 18Similar wet weather conditions are also forecast over SubHimalayan West Bengal and Sikkim raising concerns over localised flooding and waterloggingWestern Disturbance to impact Northwest IndiaIn Northwest India a fresh Western Disturbance expected from May 15 is likely to bring rain thunderstorms and even snowfall to higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh and UttarakhandGusty winds and hailstorm activity may also affect isolated pockets across north Indian statesHeatwave conditions persist across several regionsDespite the increasing rainfall activity heatwave conditions continue to grip several parts of the countryThe IMD has warned of severe heatwave conditions over isolated pockets of West Rajasthan till May 18 while East Rajasthan West Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha Marathwada and parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra are likely to remain under heatwave conditions through midMayTemperatures have already crossed the 42degree Celsius mark in several regions with Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan recording one of the highest maximum temperatures in the country at 473 degrees CelsiusFishermen advised to avoid Bay of BengalThe weather office has also issued a fishermen warning advising people not to venture into large parts of the Bay of Bengal Andaman Sea and adjoining coastal regions till May 17 due to rough sea conditions linked to the lowpressure system over the southwest Bay of BengalDelhiNCR likely to see rain and gusty windsMeanwhile DelhiNCR is likely to witness partly cloudy skies with chances of light rain thunderstorms and gusty winds on May 13The national capitalrsquos maximum temperature is expected to remain between 37 degrees Celsius and 39 degrees Celsius slightly below normal for this time of the yearDynamic weather patterns expected in coming daysWith the monsoon inching closer to the Indian mainland earlier than usual the coming days are expected to bring dynamic weather patterns across the country offering relief from scorching heat in some regions while intensifying rainrelated concerns in others