Monsoon will keep its date with city

MUMBAI, MAY 30: The pre-monsoon showers in the city may have given Mumbaikars an early respite from the scorching summer heat, but the Weather Bureau office has forecast that there will be no early onset of monsoon in Mumbai.

A Bureau official said as of now, the monsoon has set in over Kerala, up to Mangalore. 8220;We are observing satellite charts daily, and from the progress of monsoon in South, its onset over Mumbai could be predicted at around the normal time, around June 10,8221; the officer added. 8220;The change in climate these days is due to a normal condition developed because of extreme heat.

The heat coupled with high humidity in coastal areas cause sudden formation of thunderclouds leading to intermittent showers,8221; he explained.