Skymet weather

Monsoon system to turn into tropical cyclone, will not make landfall

The well-marked low pressure area in the Arabian Sea continues to bring Monsoon showers all along the western coast of South India. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Monsoon activity is likely for the next 4 days, expanding and covering Saurashtra and Kutch in another 72 hours.

The Monsoon surge in the Arabian Sea has strengthened further and is likely to turn into a tropical cyclone, but is expected to remain over deep waters. The system is presently centred in the Arabian Sea, 500 km away from Karwar in the Karnataka coast and 550 km southwest of Mumbai. The system will be tracking north-northwestward initially and later northwestward, towards Oman and gulf of Eden. While taking the track it will strengthen having gusty winds of almost 150 kmph.

Though the system will not come much closer to the coast, it is quite capable of enhancing Southwest Monsoon over the Western Ghats. Under the influence of the system, rain will pick up in Mumbai, Konkan and Goa as well. This Monsoon surge may also help Southwest Monsoon to reach faster in the Maharashtra coast. 

Rain in South India was widespread on Monday. Here’s a look at some rainfall figures in a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Monday:

Kerala- Alappuzha 24.6 mm, Punalur 20 mm, Kottayam 16 mm, Kozhikode 14.6 mm, Thiruvananthapuram 8.8 mm and  Kochi 10.7 mm.

Other places like Aurangabad received 58 mm, Pune 4 mm, Port Blair 16 mm of rain, Minicoy 3 mm,  Amini Divi 22 mm,  Goa 5 mm,  Ratnagiri 0.7 mm, Karwar 2.9 mm and Mangalore 10.2 mm.

Monsoon systems, like the one in the Arabian Sea, possess fundamental role, particularly during the initial days of the onset of Monsoon in India. This present system is outward bound and will reduce rain in South India. Such weather phenomenon initially brings sufficient rain but takes away all the energy from the area, leaving a long gap before another system brews up.

Whether in the Arabian Sea or the South China Sea, the system mops up all the moisture and carries it away from the Indian coast. The effects of such systems can be offset only if there is a strong system in the Bay of Bengal. On the other hand, systems that come up in the Bay of Bengal holds moisture and drifts them towards the eastern coast.

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Vidarbha heat wave: No drinking water for heatstroke patients

With day temperatures remaining in higher forties for the last one week or so in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, the intense heat has further dropped the ground water levels and local hospitals in the region are struggling to provide drinking water to the patients admitted here after found unconscious on the road as intense heat took over them in last few days said a report published at Kollytalk.com.

“Many people including children have been admitted to the local hospitals due to heat stroke and to add to their misery they were not provided with drinking water as the water levels have gone down due to intense heat wave. Only two people have been identified from the 12 victims of the heat wave and the local administration is trying to ascertain the identity of the rest”, said the report.

Another report published in the Nagpur Today website said that the blistering heat, without mercy and without warning, claimed 9 more lives in city taking the toll to 19 so far. Nine people died due to sun stroke in various parts of the city. The list published by the website of the people who died due to heat stroke shows that eight of the nine people were above 50 years indicating the vulnerability of elders during the heat wave conditions.

However, the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India indicates a respite from the heat wave conditions persisting for last one week in Vidarbha as maximums in Nagpur and other areas are expected to drop due to change in winds from northerly to southerly during the next 24 to 48 hours.

 

Photograph by Kollytalk.com

 

Weather forecast for major indian cities on Tuesday

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Delhi will continue to be the hottest among all major cities of India. And the city of dreams Mumbai which has eagerly been waiting for some rain could get lucky on Tuesday. Here’s a look at the weather forecast for major Indian cities on Tuesday, 10th June.

Cities Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Conditions
Delhi 45°C 30°C A burning hot day. Morning and night will be humid due to southwesterly winds.
Mumbai 35°C 29°C Morning will be sultry and humidity will be as high as 90%. Evening will be breezy. Light rain possible
Kolkata 37°C 28°C A hot day and a sultry evening is likely. Light sea breeze will not bring any relief.
Chennai 35°C 26°C Morning will be pleasant but the day will be hot and humid. Thundershowers possible.
Bangalore 29°C 20°C Pleasant weather with light rain is the forecast for tomorrow. Night will be very cool.
Hyderabad 37°C 29°C Light rain towards afternoon may give some respite from the heat. Evening will be warm

Photo by Ritika Acharya.

 

Top ten hottest places in India

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Sriganganagar in Rajasthan emerged as the hottest place in the country with a maximum of 48.6°C on Sunday. The list shows that Palam in Delhi surged to third from 9th in the table. The table also indicates that Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the hottest states at the moment.

Places State Maximum temperature on Sunday Forecast trend for next 24 hours
Sriganganagar Rajasthan 48.6°C Same
Nowgong Madhya Pradesh 47.9°C Drop
Palam Delhi 47.8°C Drop
Churu Rajasthan 47.6°C Same
Damoh Madhya Pradesh 47.6°C Same
Banda Uttar Pradesh 47.4°C Drop
Nagpur Maharashtra 47.3°C Drop
Wardha Maharashtra 47.2°C Drop
Hamirpur Uttar Pradesh 47.2°C Drop
Gondia Maharashtra 47.1°C Drop
Jaipur Rajasthan 47°C Rise

Skymet forecast indicates Sriganganagar might remain the hottest place in the country tomorrow as well as day temperatures are either expected to sustain or rise at most of the places in the list from Rajasthan. However, maximums in Maharashtra will drop in the next 24 hours.

 

Photograph by Flica

Weather forecast for the week in India from 9th June to 15th June

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather in North India will be hot and dry this week, while South and Northeast India will be cool and rainy. Here’s a detailed look:

North India – There seems little relief in the offing as the weather in North India is expected to be hot and dry this week. Though, there will be a drop of two to three degrees in the maximum temperature, it will not be of any help. Short spells of dust storms in Delhi and NCR around the 12th/13th of June may bring little or no rain. Maximums will drop to settle in the early forties during the first half of the week due to dust storms. However, it may rise again to settle in the mid or higher forties, towards the end of the week, due to a direct flow of dry and hot northwesterly winds.

East and Northeast India – While East India will continue to sizzle throughout the week, with Uttar Pradesh being the hottest state in this region, Northeast India will observe cool, cloudy and rainy days. Heat wave conditions are likely to sustain in Uttar Pradesh with marginal drop in mercury levels. A monsoon system in the Bay of Bengal on the other hand will feed moisture to Northeast leading to continuous monsoon showers over Assam and Sub Himalayan West Bengal. At the end of the week rainfall activity may reach up to Bihar.

Central India – Not much change is expected in the weather in Central India this week. Mercury will continue to surge above 45⁰C in the hottest region of Vidarbha. Cities such as Nowgaon, Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur and Brahmapuri will be very hot. Some good news may come in the form of dust storms and light thundershowers triggered by intense heat. This will mainly be witnessed in isolated pockets of Madhya Pradesh, interior Maharashtra and Telangana, around the 13th of June.

South India – Yet another rainy week is the forecast for South India. Monsoon system in the Arabian Sea will continue to feed strong westerly moisture laden winds to the west coast of peninsular India, which will bring good rain along the Kerala and Karnataka coast in the first half of the week. The rain belt is then likely to shift to the Maharashtra and Saurashtra coast. This rain activity may start to ease out towards the end of the week and the weather in South India will start to become mainly dry.







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