Weather office expects monsoon in 48 hours

Weather conditions are "becoming favourable" for the arrival of India's 2012 monsoon rains over Kerala coast in 48 hours, state-tun India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement today.

Weather conditions are "becoming favourable" for the arrival of India's 2012 monsoon rains over Kerala coast in 48 hours, state-tun India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement on Monday.

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On May 15, the IMD said annual June-September monsoon rains would hit the southern coast on time on June 1, give or take 4 days.

Officials on Thursday said a cyclonic pressure over the Arabian Sea has delayed the onset, but still expected rains to arrive nearly on time.