The northern limit of Southwest Monsoon passes through Lat. 23.0°N / Long. 60.0°E and Lat. 23.0°N / Long. 65.0°E, Bhuj, Baroda, Indore, Hoshangabad, Rajnandgaon, Cuttack, Balasore, Bankura and Gangtok till 28th June.
Forecast: Conditions are conducive for further advancement of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of Central India and remaining parts of West Bengal & Sikkim. Monsoon is expected to set in over parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and East Uttar Pradesh in the next two days.
The Western arm of Monsoon is not expected to advance significantly.
Rain Forecast period: 29th June to 5th July 2009
Saurashtra: 75 % of Saurashtra is expected to get 3 Cms. to 6 CMs. of rain, while 25 % of Saurashtra (including the Coastal areas) will get 6 Cms. to 12 Cms. of rain.
South Gujarat: 10 Cms. to 15 Cms.
Central Gujarat: 4 Cms. to 8 Cms.
North Gujarat: Hit or Miss Thunders
Rest of India:
Kerala, Coastal Karnataka, Goa, Konkan and Andaman & Nicobar Islands will get 15 Cms. to 20 Cms. with Isolated places in this region getting upto 30 Cms. of rain.
West Bengal, Orissa, Chhatishgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh & East uttar Pradesh will get 12 Cms. to 20 Cms of rain.
Interior Maharashtra & North Andhra Pradesh will get 3 Cms. to 8 Cms. of rain.
Interior Karnataka will get 2 Cms to 4 Cms. of rain.
Forecast in Akila Dated 29th June 2009
