Monsoon is expected to arrive in the State on May 27, four days ahead of the usual date.
The south-west monsoon this year will be normal with many parts of north India expected to receive good rainfall. Parts of south India may experience weak precipitation, Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, has predicted.
The El Nino is unlikely to affect the monsoon as its impact will reduce after summer. “There seems to be weakness in Tamil Nadu, Rayalaseema, south-interior Karnataka, east Madhya Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh. Good rainfall is expected in Punjab, Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh, and over the west coast,” the agency said. It has forecast the monsoon at 102 per cent (error margin of 4 per cent) of the long period average (LPA) of 887 mm for the four-month period from June. “The El Nino is likely to continue into the summer months and taper down thereafter. It is not likely to adversely impact monsoon,” agency chief executive officer Jatin Singh said. — PTI