Overview
- The India Meteorological Department formally declared the southwest monsoon over Mumbai on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after a brief stall in the season's progress.
- The IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places across the west coast, northeast and parts of eastern India and has issued orange and red district alerts in several states.
- A fishermen's warning for the South Maharashtra‑Goa coast covering June 22–26 advises boats to stay ashore because of squally seas and winds of 40–50 kmph with gusts up to 60 kmph.
- Local authorities reported immediate impacts in Mumbai, including waterlogging, traffic disruption and BMC nowcasts for thunderstorms, even as isolated heatwave pockets persist in parts of central and eastern India.
- Forecasters say further inland advance into Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar is likely in the next 48–72 hours but wider progress toward the plains and Delhi will depend on a Bay of Bengal low expected around the end of June and El Niño conditions.