There is a 55% chance of a “below normal” monsoon.

Risk of “below normal” rains is high for Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal Himalayan region to get better rains than Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi Vidarbha, Marathwada, west MP and Gujarat set for “less than normal” rains North interior Karnataka and Rayalaseema to receive “below normal” rains

June. The monsoon usually sets in over Kerala by June 1. Last year, it did so on May 29. The monsoon then advances northwards, usually in surges, and covers the entire country around July 15. In 2017, the monsoon set in over Kerala on May 30. IMD is likely to announce its own monsoon onset date on Wednesday.