By Thursday, the southwest monsoon has spread throughout the entire nation, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Since 2021, when full coverage was achieved on July 12, this year's monsoon advance has been the longest delayed.
On July 9, the southwest monsoon continued to spread across the remaining regions of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and the north Arabian Sea. One day after the customary date of covering all of India, on July 9, it blanketed the whole nation, according to a statement from the IMD.In 2025 (June 29), 2024 (July 02), 2023 (July 02), and 2022 (July 02), the monsoon advance was realized earlier.With June being dry and a 40% deficit in rainfall across all of India, the monsoon season has been mainly unpredictable.

However, the monsoon has continued to be active since the beginning of July, compensating for nearly all of the rain deficits from the preceding month.The nation has had typical rainfall for the season as of July 8. In terms of numbers, this is 195.5 mm, or 15%, which is regarded as typical rainfall. Nowadays, only roughly 25% of the nation's land is still lacking in rainfall.
For the next two days, the IMD has predicted widespread, intense rain in the northern and central regions of India, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.