Weather Update: Heatwave Conditions to Remain in North; Southwest Monsoon to Revive from 8th July;

Southwest Monsoon is expected to revive and spread to the remaining parts of north India including Delhi by July 10, IMD said on Monday.

As per the latest numerical weather forecast model guidance, the Southwest Monsoon is forecasted to arrive gradually over the south peninsula, including the west coast and adjoining east-central India from July 8.

A low-pressure area is expected to build over west-central and adjoining the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts around July 11, it said.

Easterly winds in the lower level from the Bay of Bengal is expected to build up gradually over parts of eastern India from July 8 onwards, after that It is likely to spread into northwest India covering Punjab and north Haryana by July 10.

"Accordingly, southwest monsoon (is) likely to advance over remaining parts of west Uttar Pradesh, some more parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and Delhi around 10th July," the IMD said.

"This is very likely to cause increase rainfall activity over northwest and central India from July 10," the IMD said.

New Delhi, Haryana, parts of west Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, west Rajasthan are yet to witness the arrival of the monsoon.

Furthermore, in its predictions for July month, IMD said the country as a whole will see a good amount of rainfall this month.

Parts of north India and some parts of the south peninsula, central, east, and northeast India could see rainfall in the category of normal to below normal.