<p>Monsoon is likely to hit Karnataka five days after its onset in Kerala, where it is expected to arrive on June 7 (Friday).</p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Sundar Mahadev Metri, director-in-charge, IMD, Bengaluru, said “monsoon will cover many parts of Karnataka in a span of five days”.</p>.<p>A low pressure region in Arabian Sea is also expected to accelerate the onset of monsoon along Kerala and Karnataka coasts.</p>.<p>According to Skymet, the development of a cyclonic circulation in Southeast Arabian Sea would induce a low pressure area by June 6. This system is likely to aid monsoon surge over Kerala.</p>.<p>The south-west monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast on June 7 (Friday), a week later than its normal onset date, Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Vardhan, who took charge as the Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, was briefed on the progress of the monsoon and the ongoing heat wave conditions by scientists of the India Meteorological Department here.</p>.<p>“Conditions will be favourable for onset of south-west monsoon over Kerala during the subsequent 72 hours,” the IMD said in its monsoon forecast on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Skymet had said the pre-monsoon rainfall this year was the second-lowest since 1954, further contributing to the country’s summer woes.</p>.<p>The three-month pre-monsoon season — March, April and May — ended with a rainfall deficiency of 25%.</p>.<p>Skymet had also said that monsoon would be weak initially and advised delay in sowing of kharif crops for south and central India.</p>
<p>Monsoon is likely to hit Karnataka five days after its onset in Kerala, where it is expected to arrive on June 7 (Friday).</p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Sundar Mahadev Metri, director-in-charge, IMD, Bengaluru, said “monsoon will cover many parts of Karnataka in a span of five days”.</p>.<p>A low pressure region in Arabian Sea is also expected to accelerate the onset of monsoon along Kerala and Karnataka coasts.</p>.<p>According to Skymet, the development of a cyclonic circulation in Southeast Arabian Sea would induce a low pressure area by June 6. This system is likely to aid monsoon surge over Kerala.</p>.<p>The south-west monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast on June 7 (Friday), a week later than its normal onset date, Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Vardhan, who took charge as the Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, was briefed on the progress of the monsoon and the ongoing heat wave conditions by scientists of the India Meteorological Department here.</p>.<p>“Conditions will be favourable for onset of south-west monsoon over Kerala during the subsequent 72 hours,” the IMD said in its monsoon forecast on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Skymet had said the pre-monsoon rainfall this year was the second-lowest since 1954, further contributing to the country’s summer woes.</p>.<p>The three-month pre-monsoon season — March, April and May — ended with a rainfall deficiency of 25%.</p>.<p>Skymet had also said that monsoon would be weak initially and advised delay in sowing of kharif crops for south and central India.</p>