SW Monsoons Setting in over AP around June 6

Visakhapatnam: The Southwest Monsoon is likely to set in over Andhra Pradesh on time this year, between June 4 and June 6, if conditions are favourable. IMD Amaravati said the southwest monsoon will advance into the south Andaman Sea, southeast Bay of Bengal and Nicobar Islands, on May 19 and Kerala on June 1 as per normal schedule, and to Rayalaseema around June 6. An IMD report in April said the monsoon showers between June and September in Andhra Pradesh are likely to be above normal at 106 per cent of the long-period average. Andhra Pradesh recorded above-normal rainfall for seven times in the past 10 years during the southwest monsoon period from June to September. About the current weather conditions, the IMD report on Tuesday said thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema from May 15 to May 18.