Bhubaneswar, June 9: As said by the local MeT Office, the southwest monsoon, which hit the Kerala coast yesterday, is likely to hit the Odisha coast next week. The director of the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, Dr. Sarat Chandra Sahu reported that the cross equatorial flow was strengthening steadily since 3-4 days. Besides that an off-shore line stretching from Karnataka over Kerala and the wind blow from the west direction of the lower Arabian Sea brought in favorable conditions to drag the southwest current towards the north. He added, the monsoon had entered some portions of the Arabian Sea, interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and some parts of Kerala. It seems that the conditions are in favor of further showers towards interior Karnataka, Kerala, and south coastal Andhra Pradesh post 48 hours. Concluding he said thus monsoon is possible to hit Odisha coast in the next week as per the pertaining weather conditions.
