Monsoon likely to hit Kerala coast on May 30, but looming El Nino may cause below normal rains

Monsoon is likely to hit the southern Kerala coast on May 30, two days before its scheduled arrival in India, the weather office said on Thursday.

But, the country stares at the possibility of below normal rains for a second consecutive year at a time farmers are worried about dry weather from an El Nino weather pattern this year.