Hyderabad, June 06: The South-West monsoon entered the State on Saturday after remaining sluggish for a week. It touched parts of Rayalaseema and South Coastal Andhra.
This was three days ahead of June 8, the date forecast for its arrival by India Meteorological Department (IMD). This became possible due to weakening of the severe cyclonic storm ‘Phet’ in the Arabian Sea. As a result, the wind pattern changed on Friday evening and westerly winds developed following heavy rain in Tamil Nadu and parts of Karnataka.
M. Satya Kumar, director, State Meteorological Centre here, said the monsoon was likely to cover the entire State in four to five days since favourable conditions existed for its further advancement.
–Agencies–