India, June 8 -- The monsoon advanced into more parts of the west-central and east-central Arabian Sea, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh on Monday, days after it arrived in Kerala, on June 4, three days behind schedule and five days after the India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s forecast date. The progress has been nearly normal despite the delay in monsoon onset.

The IMD said isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) is very likely in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, northeast, and sub-Himalayan West Bengal during the next seven days. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall was expected in Karnataka and Kerala on June 8 and 9. A western disturbance is likely to cause light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms wi...