Guwahati, June 7: The southwest monsoon has reached a significant portion of Northeast India, arriving two days later than its usual date. This has led to widespread rainfall and heightened expectations for above-normal monsoon activity across the region.
Officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Guwahati and Agartala reported that the southwest monsoon entered Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, and parts of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.
An IMD official based in Agartala stated that the monsoon is likely to cover all northeastern states within the next two to three days.
Last year, the southwest monsoon arrived in most parts of the Northeast on May 26, making this year’s arrival relatively delayed.
According to IMD officials, favorable weather conditions currently exist in the region, which will aid the monsoon’s progression over the next few days.
The IMD also indicated that rainfall is expected in parts of the Northeast, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry in the coming days.
The weather agency noted that conditions remain favorable for the southwest monsoon to advance into the remaining parts of the northeastern states, as well as some areas of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim over the next three to four days.
Despite forecasts of a strong El Niño affecting some parts of India this year, IMD officials believe it will not significantly impact the hilly northeastern region, which is characterized by extensive forest cover, diverse topography, and favorable climatic conditions.
They added that rainfall during the southwest monsoon in the northeastern states is expected to be above normal.
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