The southwest monsoon is expected to deliver a fresh burst of heavy rainfall across southern and northeastern India on Monday, June 8, even as pockets of extreme summer heat persist elsewhere.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has highlighted risks of very heavy downpours in key areas as the seasonal rains continue their northward push, after a delayed arrival over Kerala last week.
MONSOON MAKING PROGRESS
This year’s monsoon reached Kerala on June 4, three days later than the usual date of June 1 and behind IMD’s earlier expectations.
Since then, it has advanced steadily, covering more parts of the west coast, including sections of Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu, along with several northeastern states.
This progress brings relief to rain-fed agriculture after a hot pre-monsoon period. The overall 2026 season, however, is currently projected to deliver below-normal rainfall due to the developing El Nino.
The IMD has forecast active weather systems driving moisture from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal into the Indian landmass, a typical early-June pattern that helps build up rainfall across the country.
And the results would be felt across states.
WHICH CITIES WILL SEE HEAVY RAIN TODAY?
Coastal parts of Karnataka stand out for the strongest warnings today, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected and isolated places likely to receive extremely heavy falls.
Other interior parts of Karnataka, Kerala, and parts of Maharashtra’s Konkan and Goa regions are also set for significant rain. Heavy showers are forecast in isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and several northeastern states including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
Cities and towns such as Mangaluru, Bengaluru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai’s surrounding areas, and Guwahati are among those likely to experience strong monsoon activity.
These rains support reservoir levels and paddy transplantation but can also cause temporary disruptions in daily life due to waterlogging in urban zones.
But, while rains dominate the south and east, the IMD has warned of heatwave conditions at isolated places in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
This mix of wet and dry spells is common in the early monsoon phase, as the rain gradually covers the entire country.
Northern and western regions often continue facing high temperatures until the monsoon trough strengthens and moves further inland.
Overall, today’s expected weather reflects the dynamic nature of the 2026 monsoon, which arrived under the shadow of a developing El Nino that raises concerns for a drier-than-average season ahead.
As the system progresses in the coming days, more regions are expected to come under its influence, shaping weather patterns through the critical June–September period.
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