India, July 2 -- Delhi is likely to receive the southwest monsoon within the next two days, ending a prolonged wait and offering respite from the lingering summer heat. The arrival will mark the latest monsoon onset over the national Capital in five years.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), conditions are favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into more parts of the north Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and parts of Rajasthan during the next two days.

According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon reached Delhi on June 25, 2020, a day before it covered the entire country on June 26. In 2021, the monsoon arrived much later, reaching Delhi on Ju...