The southwest monsoon has advanced further into parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.
It added that the weather system has also reached the remaining parts of Telangana and Odisha and some areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
The usual date of onset of the southwest monsoon in Mumbai is June 11. In southern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, it typically arrives between June 10 and June 15.
Amid the delayed arrival of the monsoon in Mumbai, the municipal corporation had said on June 16 that only 10.3% of reserves were remaining in the reservoirs that supply water to the city.
Southwest Monsoon Update !
The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai), remaining parts of Telangana & Odisha, some more parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand & Bihar today, the 23rd June, 2026.#SouthwestMonsoon2026… pic.twitter.com/hPAvgpaq0U
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 23, 2026
On Tuesday, the weather department issued an orange alert for Mumbai and neighbouring districts, forecasting heavy rainfall. The city received rain for the third consecutive day.
The India Meteorological Department stated that the Pune and Nashik administrative divisions will receive thunderstorms, lightning and isolated rains from Tuesday till June 29. Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely in the region on Wednesday and Thursday.
Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into parts…
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