Weather update: IMD predicts very heavy rainfalls, thunderstorm in THESE states - Full forecast here

IMD has predicted the increase in rainfall activity in parts of India and the advancement of the Southwest Monsoon in the coming days.

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has begun to make its presence felt down-south. The southwest monsoon having marked its arrival in parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. However, the residents of North India will have to wait until the end of June to witness their first monsoon showers of the year.

"Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Karnataka, some parts of Konkan & Goa, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, remaining parts of southwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of westcentral Bay of Bengal, northeast Bay of Bengal, northeastern states and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 2 days," IMD in its weather bulletin said. 

India's rainfed agriculture region is set to receive above normal rainfall this monsoon season, the weather office said on Tuesday raising hopes for a bumper farm output and reining in inflation. "The average rainfall this monsoon season is expected to be 103% of the long period average," IMD said. 

"Most parts of the country will have good and well distributed rainfall activity," India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told reporters. 

As per the data issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s base station, rose to 41.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday amid partly cloudy conditions. The weather department has now predicted that the Capital city is likely to witness light rain today and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 42 degrees Celsius.