Overview
- Pre-monsoon rains continue across India, providing temporary relief from heat but causing waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and tree falls in urban areas like Delhi and Bengaluru.
- The southwest monsoon has advanced into the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, progressing slightly ahead of its usual schedule.
- The IMD is monitoring an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the Andaman Sea, which could develop into Cyclone Shakti between May 23 and 28, potentially impacting Odisha, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
- Isolated heatwave conditions persist in parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, despite widespread rainfall in other regions.
- Air quality in Delhi improved earlier this week due to rainfall, but fluctuating weather, including dust storms, has since led to a decline, with AQI now in the 'poor' category.