That excruciating heat wave of Vidarbha which claimed over 17 lives this Summer in India, has finally relented, providing much needed relief to the people of Vidarbha. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, as Monsoon enters Mumbai, Vidarbha could very soon witness the arrival of Southwest Monsoon. Till then, persistent clouding is likely to bring light showers in parched Vidarbha.
Mercury which consistently remained around 47⁰C for the entire month of May, in one of the hottest cities of the country, Chandrapur and Wardha (lying in south Vidarbha) are in for some cloudy and rainy weather for the next one week. Latest satellite image shows clouding reached up to interiors of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening, becoming dense on Thursday morning.
As a result of the cloud cover, by 5:00 pm on Thursday, maximum in Nagpur had only touched 39⁰C as opposed to 43⁰C on Wednesday and 46⁰C on Tuesday.
“Maximums have already dipped from the 45⁰C mark. Isolated rain in Vidarbha from Friday onwards will let mercury to sustain around 40⁰C. But a further drop may be seen next week when rain is likely to increase in the region”, says Mr. Lal, meteorologist at Skymet Weather.
Reason for rain in Vidarbha is attributed to be a confluence of hot and dry northwesterly winds from Rajasthan and warm and moist southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea.
“While cities like Nagpur, Wardha and Yoetmal in north Vidarbha could receive some light to very light rain coupled with thundery activity on Friday, cities in the south such as Chandrapur, Brahmapuri and Gadchiroli could get some moderate showers”, adds Mr Lal.
The weather system in the Arabian Sea, a tropical storm namely Nanauk has come as a big relief for the people of northwest plains including Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the affect of this weather system is big and is reaching up to northwest plains and Delhi.
Dry and hot northwesterly winds are colliding with moist southwesterly from the Arabian Sea in the region due to which there are possibilities of thundershowers at many places in east Rajasthan, adjoining parts of Haryana, northwest Madhya Pradesh and west Uttar Pradesh.
The region has been witnessing one of the hottest spell with record breaking day temperatures. But now with rain and thundershowers likely to prevail for the next 24 to 48 hours, till the weather system in the Arabian Sea moves away, temperatures will remain a little comfortable.Temperatures in the region will again start to rise once the system in the Arabian Sea moves away, from next week onwards.
In East India, east Uttar Pradesh remained one of the hottest areas of the country as affects of southwesterly winds are yet to be felt. Allahabad recorded 47.3°C while Banda registered 47.6°C as the maximum temperature.
Day temperatures in Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal are near or below normal for the last two days. No significant change is expected in these areas where Monsoon will be knocking at the door in a few days from now.
In Central India, day temperatures are above normal in Gwalior, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Raipur but Skymet expects a drop due to rain and partly cloudy to cloudy skies during the next 24 hours. Maximums also dropped in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra with Nagpur recording 42.7°C on Wednesday.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Satna in Madhya Pradesh surged to the top of the list of hottest places in India on Wednesday. Allahabad again featured in the list as the third hottest place in the country. Temperatures have dropped in Rajasthan and none of the cities feature in the top ten list but Palam in Delhi has once again made it to the list.
| Places | State | Maximum temperature on Wednesday | Forecast trend for next 24 hours |
| Satna | Madhya Pradesh | 48.4°C | Drop |
| Banda | Uttar Pradesh | 47.6°C | Drop |
| Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | 47.3°C | Drop |
| Nowgong | Madhya Pradesh | 47.0°C | Drop |
| Khajuraho | Madhya Pradesh | 46.8°C | Drop |
| Damoh | Madhya Pradesh | 46.5°C | Drop |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | 46.1°C | Drop |
| Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 46.0°C | Drop |
| Palam | Delhi | 46.0°C | Drop |
| Tikamgarh | Madhya Pradesh | 46.0°C | Drop |
According to Skymet, day temperatures in most of the places are expected to drop in the next 24 hours.
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Dust and thunderstorm with chances of rain and strong winds are likely to keep the weather in Delhi less hot and comfortable during next 48 hours. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather system, a tropical storm in the Arabian Sea will continue to send moist winds towards Delhi causing dust storm or thundery activities in different parts of the capital during evening or night hours. Winds during the storm could blow at an average of 50 kmph.
With this the hottest and driest spell in Delhi has disappeared for at least two to three days. After falling by about two notches on Wednesday and recording 43.6°C, day temperatures could further drop on Thursday and then on Friday to remain in early forties. Minimum temperature in Delhi that recorded 30.5°C on Thursday will drop by a couple of notches to stay close to 28°C for the next two days.
An extended forecast indicates that at the start of next week, hot spell could again return to the capital. It says that once the weather system in the Arabian Sea moves northwestwards and away from India, winds in Delhi will change to blow from west and northwest direction. This will again push the day temperatures up and mid-forties could be again return to hunt residents.
