The monsoon has got off to a good start after a slightly delayed onset, with widespread showers over the past five days taking the countrywide rain tally to 13% above normal so far this month.
The surge in rain has been aided by a favourable weather system in the Indian Ocean that is expected to last another 4-5days, a senior Met official said.
The northern limit of the monsoon currently cuts through the Southern tip of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, southern Odisha and eastern part of Bengal. IMD officials expect the monsoon to cover more parts of Odisha and Bengal and enter Bihar and Jharkhand in the next 3-4 days.
A top IMD scientist said a rain-bearing system called the Madden Julian Oscillation was passing through the Indian Ocean and had energized the Bay of Bengal arm of Monsson.
"MJO is likely to continue bringing rain for the next four days or so before it moves towards the western Pacific" he said.
The surge in rain has been aided by a favourable weather system in the Indian Ocean that is expected to last another 4-5days, a senior Met official said.
The northern limit of the monsoon currently cuts through the Southern tip of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, southern Odisha and eastern part of Bengal. IMD officials expect the monsoon to cover more parts of Odisha and Bengal and enter Bihar and Jharkhand in the next 3-4 days.
A top IMD scientist said a rain-bearing system called the Madden Julian Oscillation was passing through the Indian Ocean and had energized the Bay of Bengal arm of Monsson.
"MJO is likely to continue bringing rain for the next four days or so before it moves towards the western Pacific" he said.
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