<h1>Above-normal rainfall to ease maximum temperatures across most regions, with regional below-normal exceptions and early monsoon onset.</h1> The India Meteorological Department forecasts above normal rainfall in June and a seasonally above average monsoon, with most regions receiving normal to above normal rains that should check maximum temperatures; however, regional variability is expected, with Central India and the southern peninsula likely above normal, the Northeast and some pockets below normal, and the monsoon core zone receiving above normal precipitation.