Heavy rains lashed Goa on Monday evening, bringing immense relief from the
sultry weather and creating conditions for the onset of the monsoon. "The south
west monsoon has advanced up to Karwar and conditions are favourable for its
onset over Goa," meteorologial department director K V Singh said on Monday.
Though Singh declined to state whether the monsoon would arrive in Goa on
Tuesday, he said the monsoon current has built up adequately. All signs of
cyclone Phet had disappeared by Sunday evening and the current had built up for
restoration of the monsoon.
The cyclone had deflected it, resulting in a delay in the arrival of the
monsoon, though the monsoon usually arrives in Goa by the first week of June.
The monsoon had advanced over Kerala and some southern parts of Karnataka, but
it advanced further over most other parts of the neighbouring state by Monday
evening, heralding the end of summer there. By Monday evening, most parts of
Goa had received moderate to heavy showers.
Various parts of Goa experienced at least 2mm of rainfall during the 24 hours
up to 8.30am Monday. Quepem witnessed heavy rainfall with the weathermen
recording 25.2 mm there.
It was followed by Margao, which had 21.2mm. The met department has predicted
moderate to rather heavy rainfall during the next 24 hours in the state.
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