Monsoon may reach Delhi in next 3-4 days; cover most parts of North India

The southwest monsoon which reached the country on May 30 well within its normal onset date

The much-awaited south-west monsoon is likely to hit the national capital of Delhi in the next 3-4 days and cover the entire Northern parts of the country thereafter.

The monsoon might move quickly towards the north-western parts of the country because of an interaction between a cyclonic circulation emerging from Odisha with an approaching western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest weather report.

It said conditions are favourable for a 'rapid' advance of southwest monsoon into most parts of northwest India, including remaining parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, entire West Uttar Pradesh,