According to the IMD monsoon forecast, there is also an off-shore vortex over Kerala which is moving northwards into the mainland. Photo: ReutersNew Delhi: The south-west monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast within the next 24 hours, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its weather update on Monday. Activities over the coast are favourable for onset of monsoon within the forecast period, the IMD added. According to the IMD monsoon forecast, a low pressure area is developing over east central Bay of Bengal which is gradually moving northwards. “These developments are likely to further enhance the cross equatorial flow, favouring the advance of south-west monsoon over the mainland,” IMD said.

Source: Mint May 28, 2018 07:18 UTC