India’s weather office expects monsoon in 48 hours

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

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.