The Capital is likely to see an above-normal monsoon this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday in its monsoon forecast for the country. The agency, however, did not specify when monsoon may touch Delhi this year.

According to IMD, the subdivision of Delhi, Chandigarh and Haryana will see above normal monsoon — 114% of the long period average (LPA) in the months of June to September. The normal monsoon mark for the Delhi-Chandigarh and Haryana sub division is 431 millimetres, IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.

As a whole, the country will also see above normal monsoon, 106% of the LPA, IMD said. 

Delhi has already logged 186.4mm in monthly rainfall, making it the wettest May ever for Delhi on record.

IMD has in place a yellow alert on Thursday and Friday, with forecasts of light rain, thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds of up to 60km/hour.

“More rain is expected towards the end of the month, particularly on Thursday and Friday. There are also chances of light rain on Saturday,” said an IMD official.