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IN PHOTOS: Kerala welcomes Southwest Monsoon; rainy season officially begins

Updated On: 04 June, 2026 09:53 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday declared the onset of the Southwest Monsoon over Kerala, signalling the beginning of the country's four-month rainy season. The arrival of the monsoon comes as a welcome relief after weeks of intense heatwave conditions across several parts of India. (Pics/ PTI)

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Pedestrians brave heavy rains with umbrellas in Kochi, Ernakulam district, on Thursday. PIC/PTI

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Pedestrians brave heavy rains with umbrellas in Kochi, Ernakulam district, on Thursday. PIC/PTI
Monsoon has successfully covered Lakshadweep, Keralam, and Mahe. It has also advanced into the remaining parts of the Southwest and Southeast Arabian Sea

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Monsoon has successfully covered Lakshadweep, Keralam, and Mahe. It has also advanced into the remaining parts of the Southwest and Southeast Arabian Sea

Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea, Goa, parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, more parts of Karnataka, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal, and some parts of Northeastern states in the next two to three days

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Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea, Goa, parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, more parts of Karnataka, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal, and some parts of Northeastern states in the next two to three days

IMD said that India is expected to see 90 per cent of the long-period average (LPA) this year

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IMD said that India is expected to see 90 per cent of the long-period average (LPA) this year

During the past two days, convective cloudiness had increased over the Southeast Arabian Sea. The depth of westerlies over the Southeast Arabian Sea extends upto 4.5 km above mean sea level

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During the past two days, convective cloudiness had increased over the Southeast Arabian Sea. The depth of westerlies over the Southeast Arabian Sea extends upto 4.5 km above mean sea level

The strength of the Westerlies in the lower levels is about 20-25 knots. There has been widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala during the past two days.

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The strength of the Westerlies in the lower levels is about 20-25 knots. There has been widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala during the past two days.

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Workers brave the sun to assemble a roof over a building’s terrace near Azad Maidan. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

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