The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted below normal rainfall for India during the June-September 2026 monsoon season, with some regions like Eastern South India, North Eastern States, and Jammu Kashmir-Ladakh expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall, while most other areas will experience below normal conditions; heat wave conditions are predicted to persist for two to three additional days in June, particularly affecting Central India, North East India, and Eastern India including states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat, with El Niño conditions expected to develop during the monsoon season.
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IMD Monsoon Forecast 2026: देश में इस बार सामान्य से कम होगी बारिश ? #RainfallPredictionAdded:
[Music] The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a major update regarding the upcoming monsoon.
According to IMD DG Dr M Mahapatra, this time there is a possibility of less than normal rainfall in the country between June and September. There is a possibility of less than normal rainfall in the month of June also.
Rainfall may be above normal in some parts of the country.
This time, the effect of heat wave may last for two-three days more in June.
He said that currently there are neutral conditions in the Pacific Ocean.
Neither is it Alno nor is it Llanina. The rain that was predicted in the upcoming monsoon season on April 13.
An update has been released today and according to this update, the total rainfall that occurs between June 1st and 30th across the country is likely to be below normal and if we talk about different provinces of the country, then some parts of South India like Eastern parts and some parts of North Eastern States, some parts of North East India like Jammu Kashmir Ladakh and areas may receive normal to above normal rainfall and in the remaining parts, there is a possibility of below normal rainfall in most of the places.
If we talk about the month of June, is there any possibility of monsoon in the entire country in June? Even as per the forecast we have released today for June, if we look at the average rainfall of the entire country, it is likely to be below normal.
But here we can talk about Eastern part of South India, some parts of North Western India, North Eastern States and some part of West Central India and some part of Central India.
There may be normal to normal rainfall now.
And Biloma may make landfall in the remaining areas. Is there any possibility of a heat wave, sir?
In the month of June, we saw that the entire country was troubled in May.
As the temperature usually remains high until the monsoon arrives, heat wave conditions also develop. Our heat wave forecast today is for heat prone areas like Central India, North East India and Eastern India.
According to this, all the states in the indicative place like Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, followed by the southern parts against West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, all these states will have abnormal heat conditions for two-three days more than normal.
Usually, there are two to four heat days in this area.
This time there will be more heat wave days for two-three more days. Apart from this, in other areas like Telangana and Chhattisgarh, wherever there is heat and conditions in isolated places, it may become normal.
We should take more care of Gujarat and Eastern Coast because apart from high temperature, humidity is also high there.
Talking about Delhi NCR, what will be the heat wave situation in June? Look, we don't give any location specific ah ah seasonal forecast or monthly forecast.
But in general, as we told you, the Indo Geographic Plus, which includes Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, all those areas are likely to have more heat conditions than normal.
What is the condition of Elno in the Pacific Ocean and how much impact will it have on the monsoon this year? Currently, neutral conditions are prevailing. There is no El No in the Pacific Ocean, there is a Nalina, which is predicted that El No condition will develop during the monsoon season and right now this transition is going on, probably starting from June, El No condition will remain till September and this condition will gradually move from weak El No to moderate El No condition.
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