Hyderabad/New Delhi: Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, weather officials said on Saturday.

The monsoon has also advanced to remaining parts of Kerala, some parts of Karnataka, some more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal, entire parts of eastcentral Bay of Bengal, most parts of northeast Bay of Bengal, some parts of northwest Bay of Bengal and most parts of northeastern States on Saturday.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a release today said conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Karnataka, Goa, some parts of Maharashtra, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, some more parts of southwest and west-central Bay of Bengal, entire northeast Bay of Bengal, some more parts of Northwest Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of northeastern states and some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during the next 48 hours.

The southwest monsoon had set in over Kerala on June 8, against the normal date of June 1.

(With UNI inputs)