India, June 12 -- The southwest monsoon is likely to advance into Maharashtra and surrounding regions, over the next two to three days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The southwest monsoon entered Maharashtra on June 6 and slowed down after arriving on schedule despite its delayed onset in Kerala, per the IMD.

The monsoon made landfall in Kerala on June 4, three days after its normal onset date of June 1 and nearly a week later than the IMD's earlier forecast of around May 26. It then advanced rapidly, covering large parts of the west coast up to Goa by June 5 before moving into Maharashtra a day later.

The weather office, in a bulletin on Friday, said the monsoon had already "further advanced into entire northw...