Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Odisha during the next six to eight days, said the IMD on Saturday.

The monsoon had reached the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on May 16 and Kerala on June 4.

“The southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of west-central & east-central Arabian Sea, Karnataka, Goa, some parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, most parts of Tamil Nadu and southwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of west-central & north-east Bay of Bengal, entire east-central Bay of Bengal and some parts of north-west Bay of Bengal, Mizoram and Manipur,” said the IMD in its weather bulletin.  

Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, some parts of Telangana, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu and southwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of west-central & north Bay of Bengal and Northeastern states during next two to three days, added the IMD.

“The monsoon is likely to cover some more parts of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, some parts of Chhattisgarh & Odisha, some more parts of Northeast India and some parts of Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next six to eight days,” said the IMD.