Overview
- The India Meteorological Department confirmed the southwest monsoon reached Kerala on Thursday and has already advanced into parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Lakshadweep.
- IMD has issued district‑level orange and red alerts for multiple Kerala districts and forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall for Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and wide areas of the Northeast.
- A western disturbance crossing northern India has produced thunderstorms, strong gusty winds and sharp temperature drops in places including Delhi, where some locations recorded falls of more than 15°C.
- Forecasts call for the monsoon to move further north over the next two to three days and for storms to bring gusts of roughly 40–70 km/h, raising risks to coastal fishing, travel and low‑lying urban areas from waterlogging.
- Separate U.S. forecasts warn of a weekend risk of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail and heavy rain in regions such as New England, the Chicago area and Central Texas, underscoring simultaneous, regionally varied hazards.