Monsoon tracker June 20 highlights | IMD warns of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in several regions

Delhi recorded a maximum somesthesia of 40.2 degrees Celsius connected Saturday (June 20, 2026), 1.6 notches supra normal, arsenic the metropolis experienced blistery and humid conditions amid a apt hold successful the accomplishment of the southwest monsoon.

The upwind bureau said precise airy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is apt successful isolated parts of the metropolis during the night.

For Sunday (June 21, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a mostly cloudy entity with thunderstorms and rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures are apt to settee astir 39 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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The United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this period that an El Niño has formed successful the equatorial Pacific, and placed the likelihood astatine astir 63% that it volition fortify into a “very strong” — colloquially, a “super” — lawsuit by the bluish winter. India’s June rainfall, until 16th June, is astir 35% beneath normal. The operation has revived a question that returns with each El Niño year: however reliably bash the strongest of these events construe into a failed Indian monsoon?

The IMD has highlighted important upwind developments crossed the country, including the further beforehand of the southwest monsoon, dense rainfall enactment successful respective regions, and vigor question conditions successful isolated areas. 

(i) Conditions are favourable for further beforehand of southwest monsoon into immoderate much parts of Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand & Bihar, and immoderate parts of Chhattisgarh astir June 23, 2026. 

(ii) Isolated dense to precise dense rainfall apt implicit sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and northeast India during the week with anticipation of isolated highly dense rainfall implicit sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim till June 21. 

(iii) Heat question conditions precise apt successful isolated pockets implicit Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra today, East Uttar Pradesh & Vidarbha till June 25; Bihar, Telangana till June 21, 2026. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a upwind warning, forecasting dense rainfall enactment crossed parts of the country. Isolated dense to precise dense rainfall is apt implicit sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and the northeastern States during the week. There is besides a anticipation of isolated highly dense rainfall implicit sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till June 21, 2026. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a upwind warning, predicting adverse upwind conditions crossed respective parts of the country. Heavy rainfall is expected implicit Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and parts of Odisha. Heavy showers are besides apt successful Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Meanwhile, thunderstorm and aggravated thunderstorm enactment are expected implicit Rajasthan, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that conditions are favourable for the further beforehand of the Southwest monsoon into further parts of Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar, arsenic good arsenic immoderate areas of Chhattisgarh, astir June 23. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) said the Southwest monsoon continues to beforehand steadily crossed the country, with the bluish bounds of monsoon presently passing done Harnai, Solapur, Hyderabad, Bhadrachalam, Koraput, Phulbani, Ranchi, Jamui and Muzaffarpur. 

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said dense rainfall successful North Bengal has caused extended damage, including the washing distant of the Dudhiya Bridge, portion authorities proceed to show the flood-like concern successful the region.

Addressing a property league a time before, Mr. Adhikari said, “Heavy rainfall has been lashing North Bengal since past night. Siliguri and Darjeeling person received dense rainfall. There has been extended damage, and a span has been wholly washed away. The stream concern is retired of control. The Siliguri Municipal Corporation has received reports of damage, and landslides person besides occurred successful immoderate places,” helium said.

The Chief Minister said, “The Dudhiya Bridge has been wholly washed away. Traffic has been diverted. It volition instrumentality 4-5 days to reconstruct connectivity,” adding that the State authorities had approved some fiscal and administrative requirements for contiguous restoration work. - ANI

Kalasapakkam successful Tiruvannamalai territory received maximum rainfall of 9 cm during the past 24 hours ending astatine 8.30 a.m. connected Saturday (June 20, 2026), followed by Kakkudi successful Ramanathapuram that recorded 8 cm of rainfall during the aforesaid period.

Fishermen were warned that squally winds with speeds ranging from 40 to 50 kmph are expected on the Tamil Nadu coast, the Gulf of Mannar, and the adjoining Comorin area.

Meanwhile, Chennai and its suburban areas are expected to get immoderate respite from the heat, with airy to mean evening showers accompanied by thunder and lightning successful isolated places. - PTI

The National Capital connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) saw a flimsy summation successful the minimum somesthesia adjacent arsenic the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast airy rainfall and gusty winds for the day.

Safdarjung, typical of the city’s weather, recorded a minimum somesthesia of 28.7 degrees Celsius, 1.7 grade higher than a time before. The minimum astatine Safdarjung was besides 0.7 grade supra the normal.

Other upwind stations besides recorded flimsy increases successful the minimum temperatures. Palam recorded a minimum somesthesia of 26.5 degrees Celsius. Ridge recorded a minimum of 26 degrees and Ayanagar 27.7 degrees.

Meanwhile, the IMD has forecast airy rainfall and gusty winds for the day.

“Partly cloudy skies are expected to persist connected Saturday. A spell of precise airy to airy rainfall is expected from day to evening, on with thunderstorm and beardown gusty winds of velocity 40-50 kmph,” IMD authoritative said. - PTI

This insubstantial titled “Journey of Operational Weather Forecasting successful India” explores the improvement of operational upwind forecasting, showcasing the innovations that person improved prediction accuracy and enhanced nationalist information crossed the country. 

Schools successful Cyberabad whitethorn soon clasp online classes erstwhile a week during the monsoon season, arsenic constabulary program to attack acquisition institutions successful an effort to easiness school-related postulation congestion and facilitate civic works crossed the commissionerate.

Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh said helium volition soon clasp a gathering with schoolhouse managements and petition them to behaviour online classes ideally during mid-week successful July and August. If implemented, students would be 8 days of online classes successful 2 months. “This volition trim the unit connected the roads and besides let Cyberabad municipal officials to program and execute civic works,” helium said.

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As rains battered aggregate districts of West Bengal, 1 casualty was reported connected Friday (June 19, 2026) from Alipurduar. Landslides and flooding battered beingness successful northbound Bengal. A cardinal span successful northbound Bengal, betwixt Mirik and Darjeeling, was washed distant owing to dense rainfall and flooding. 

The h2o levels were connected the emergence successful the Teesta River arsenic northbound Bengal remained connected flood watch, and Kolkata and its surrounding areas battled waterlogging and postulation disruptions.

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After a spell of soaring temperatures this June, Chennai and its fringes volition acquisition chill upwind connected Saturday (June 20, 2026), with beardown northeasterly winds bringing successful moisture.

The mercury level successful the metropolis was astir 32 grade Celsius astatine 10 a.m. connected Saturday, overmuch little than its mean somesthesia of 37 grade Celsius recorded successful June. However, humidity level was precocious astatine 75%.

This was overmuch little than the time somesthesia of 37.9 grade Celsius recorded successful Chennai connected Friday (June 19, 2026). Palayamkottai had registered a hottest somesthesia of 39 grade Celsius successful the State connected Friday.

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As the precocious aerial circulation and trough country persists, dense rainfall is expected to hap successful much than 10 districts astir the Western Ghats country of Tamil Nadu from June 21, 2026.

The latest upwind bulletin from the Regional Meteorological Centre connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) said a important displacement successful upwind patterns was expected from Sunday (June 21, 2026), paving the mode for the onset of the Southwest monsoon.

Accordingly, dense rainfall is apt astatine isolated places implicit the Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, and Kanyakumari districts, and the ghat areas of Tirunelveli district.

The information further added that owing to dense rain, maximum temperatures are besides expected to autumn by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius implicit respective rain-predicted districts successful Tamil Nadu. - PTI