Updated On: 26 May, 2025 04:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In a post on X, IMD stated that the southwest monsoon advanced to Mumbai on Monday, ahead of the usual date of June 11. The monsoon has thus arrived in the city 16 days earlier than normal, marking its earliest arrival
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Onset of the southwest monsoon season in Mumbai. Pic/ PTI
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, stated that the southwest monsoon has arrived in Mumbai on Monday. This is the earliest arrival of rains in the past 75 years, the weather bureau stated, adding that Mumbai is experiencing heavy showers a fortnight before the anticipated date.
Southwest Monsoon Advances to Mumbai Today, 26th May 2025
The Southwest Monsoon has advanced to Mumbai today, 26th May 2025, against the normal date of advancement, 11th June. Thus, the monsoon has arrived in Mumbai 16 days earlier than usual. This marks the earliest monsoon… pic.twitter.com/mVKPUxvMJI