Monsoon to hit Kerala coast 5 days ahead of usual: IMD

Experts say the early onset not to impact progress

- SANDIP DAS

THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON is likely to hit the Kerala coast on May 27, five days earlier than the usual onset date of June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The forecast of early arrivals of monsoon comes with a model error of +/- 4 days.

Typically, the monsoon after onset over the Kerala coast in early June covers the entire country by July. These southwest monsoon rains gradually begin to recede from north India by mid-September.