Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The onset of the southwest monsoon this year could well be the earliest since 2010, as per conditions on Wednesday, weather officials said. According to the India Metrological Department, the normal date for the onset over Kerala , which marks the beginning of the four-month-long southwest monsoon season over the country, is June 1. As the monsoon winds strengthen, the monsoon advances into the remaining parts of the country through June and covers the entire country by mid-July.

Southwest monsoon hits Andaman & Nicobar Islands ahead of schedule, IMD confirms. Early rains raise hopes for above-normal 2025 monsoon season.

New Delhi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The seasonal rainfall during the Southwest Monsoon (June to September) over the country as a whole this year is most likely to be above normal, at over 104 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Tuesday. Quantitatively, the seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole, based on both dynamical and statistical models, is likely to be 105 per cent of LPA, with a model error of plus/minus 5 per cent, the IMD said, as per an Earth Sciences Ministry statement.