New Delhi, April 8 -- India is expected to experience a normal monsoon this year from June to September, private forecaster Skymet Weather said on Tuesday, suggesting potential benefits to agricultural output, rural demand and overall economic growth.

The outlook, which comes amid reports of above-normal temperatures across several parts of the country, is set to please the farming community as well as policymakers.

Skymet expects sufficiently good rains over western and southern India. The monsoon rainfed zones of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will receive adequate rainfall. Excess rainfall is likely all along the Western Ghats, Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Goa. Further, the North-East region and hilly states of northern India are li...