<span style="color: #222222;">India Meteorological Department has said that the southwest monsoon arrived in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, 17 days earlier than its due date. <br />''</span><br />''IMD declared the arrival of monsoon in J&K and Ladakh on June 13, which is 17 days ahead of the normal onset. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Met Department has forecast scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.</span><br />