MONSOON LIKELY TO REACH ODISHA ON JUNE 7: IMD

(The Quiver): The much awaited South-West Monsoon is likely to touch Odisha around June 6 or June 7, informed sources in the weather office Monday.

According to senior IMD scientist RK Jenamani, the Monsoon has advanced to south-east Bay of Bengal and is currently over the Andaman sea.

As per the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) mid-day bulletin, Conditions are favourable for further advancement of the south-west Monsoon into some more parts of south Bay of Bengal, the entire Andaman Sea and the Andaman Islands and some parts of east-central Bay of Bengal during next 2-3 days.

Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm, lightning, gusty winds is very likely to occur over Andaman & Nicobar Islands during the next 5 days, the IMD predicted.It further predicted, squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is also likely to occur over the Andaman Sea and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal and adjoining east central Bay of Bengal during May 16-18.

Due to strong southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to northeast & adjoining East India at lower tropospheric levels, isolated to scattered rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds is likely to occur over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha during next 3-4 days.