| Mumbai, situated on the coast, is also likely to experience this heavy rain in the next 48 hours, AB Majumdar, director general, IMD told Business Standard. |
| According to the department's website, on Wednesday, June 20, a well-marked low pressure area was formed over the east-central and west-central Bay of Bengal. This depression has, since then, moved in a west-northwesterly direction across north Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. |
| Under its influence, widespread rains were experienced in Andhra Pradesh, south Orissa, south Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha. With the likely west-northwestwards movement of the system, the enhanced rainfall belt will shift to rest Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, south Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and southeast Rajasthan from 23 to 26 June. |
| "Isolated extremely heavy rain of more than 25 cm are likely over coastal Karnataka, rest of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Goa and Gujarat from the 23 to 26 June," said Majumdar. |
| He added that the southwest monsoons would advance further into remaining parts of Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, entire Gujarat and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during the next 5 days. |
| The monsoon is also likely to keep its date with Delhi, with the weather department expecting the first showers in Delhi anytime around June 29. |
| The normal date for the south-west monsoon to hit Delhi is June 29. |
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