Monsoon has missed its May 27 date with Kerala, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) saying that it will likely to take “2-3 days more” for the onset.
On May 13, the IMD announced that monsoon was to arrive on May 27, four days ahead of its normal date of June 1 and making it the earliest monsoon onset in 13 years over Kerala.
Friday’s forecast said the monsoon system had further advanced into parts of the South Arabian Sea, Maldives and parts of Lakshadweep as well as the Comorin area.
