The southwest monsoon has advanced into Goa, some more parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and is likely to cover more areas in the two states in the next couple of days, Meteorological Department Officials on Wednesday said.

R D Singh, director of MET, said conditions are favourable for further advance of the monsoon into remaining parts of coastal and south interior Karnataka during the next 48 hours.

He said that moderate to heavy rainfall was recorded in Konkan, Goa, coastal Karnataka, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, northeastern states, including Sikkim.

Meanwhile, the northern branch of monsoon has reached Panjim, Nagapattinam, Jalpaiguri and Gangtok, he said.

Significant amounts of rainfall was recorded in Agartala (08cm), Gangtok (05cm) and Karwar (04cm), he said adding pre-monsoon showers over Mumbai were also recorded.

He said Delhi recorded a maximum of 42.5 degree Celsius and is likely to reach a maximum of 42 degree Celsius.