The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has issued a four-day heavy rains alert ahead of the early onset of the monsoon in the city.

On Sunday, the southwest monsoon advanced into some more parts of the Arabian Sea, Karnataka, entire Goa, parts of Maharashtra, the north Bay of Bengal, and parts of Mizoram, Manipur, and Nagaland, the IMD said.

As per the IMD, “Conditions are favourable for further advance into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea, more parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Karnataka including Bengaluru, some parts of Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, more parts of the west-central and north Bay of Bengal, and some more parts of the northeastern states during the next three days.”