India cuts 2026 monsoon forecast to below normal
Last updated May 30, 2026
India’s weather agency has revised its 2026 southwest monsoon forecast down to 90% of the long-period average, with a 60% chance of deficient rainfall and warnings of hotter June conditions
- A weaker monsoon forecast matters globally because India's rainfall pattern affects food output, water storage, power demand and commodity expectations.
- Capacity and infrastructure bottleneck.
- The revision places the 2026 monsoon in the below-normal category.
- The monsoon season runs from June to September and is measured against the long-period average, a rainfall benchmark based on data from 1971 to 2020.
- Down To Earth gives the LPA as around 868.6 mm, while Manorama Yearbook gives it as 87 cm.
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