Skymet, a private forecasting agency, in its forecast for monsoon onset, had said that monsoon will hit Kerala between May 28 and 30. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:"The statistical model forecast suggests that the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed. IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said the delay in the monsoon onset was not an 'unusual' phenomenon. The southwest monsoon is likely to set over Kerala on June 7 with a model error of four days," an Indian Meteorological Department statement said. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the onset of monsoon over Kerala is likely to be delayed by six days beyond its scheduled date of June 1.

Source: India Today May 15, 2016 10:47 UTC