South & NE may get lesser rains than north and central India: IMD

Month-wise, IMD said that the rainfall in July is expected to be heavy

The southwest monsoon may be slightly below normal in southern and northeastern parts of the country in 2018, but normal in the northwestern and central regions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

The region-wise forecast comes with a model error of plus and minus 8 per cent.

Releasing its second stage forecast for the southwest, the met department said that the monsoon season this year is expected to be normal and rainfall is expected to be around 97 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). 

The forecast is with a model error of plus and minus 4