“Over Kerala, the southwest monsoon has arrived today, May 24, 2025, in contrast to the customary date of June 1. The southwest monsoon has therefore arrived in Kerala eight days ahead of schedule.
Thiruvananthapuram: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon made its first appearance over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it started on May 23. It arrived in Kerala on Saturday, May 24. The southwest monsoon typically begins over Kerala on June 1 and spreads to the rest of the nation by July 8. Around September 17, it begins to leave northwest India, and by October 15, it has fully withdrawn.
According to IMD data, the monsoon arrived over the southern state on May 30 of last year, June 8 of 2023, May 29 of 2022, June 3 of 2021, June 1 of 2020, June 8 of 2019, and May 29 of 2018.
Meteorologists claim that there is no correlation between the season’s total rainfall across the nation and the beginning date. The timing of the monsoon’s arrival in Kerala does not necessarily indicate how it will spread throughout the rest of the nation. It is distinguished by global, regional, and local characteristics as well as large-scale variabilities. El Nino conditions, which are linked to below-normal rainfall in the Indian subcontinent, were ruled out of the IMD’s April forecast, which called for above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2025 monsoon season.
Delhi is expected to see rain during the weekend. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the minimum temperature in the nation’s capital was 28.4 degrees Celsius, which was 1.7 degrees colder than the season’s normal. According to the IMD, Saturday and Sunday will have thunderstorms and rain, with a high of about 37 degrees Celsius.