According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, a fresh Western Disturbance over Afghanistan and adjoining North Pakistan will shift eastwards during the next 24 hours. The affect of this weather system will remain limited to Jammu & Kashmir as it is tracking in higher latitudes and is unlikely to come down southern latitudes. Jammu & Kashmir will get good amounts of showers in the next 48 hours due to this weather system.
A cyclonic circulation associated with this weather system lies over Central Pakistan and adjoining parts of Northwest Rajasthan but it will follow a northeast path to escape the northwest plains, keeping moist winds away from the region. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, day temperatures will not rise significantly in the region as winds will be coming in from the areas that have received rain in the past two days.
The westerly to northwest winds would also reach over Central India making it warmer than the last two days. Due to this, day temperatures in places like Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur could rise. Maximums in these places have been below normal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation that existed over Gujarat and adjoining areas and gave rain and cloud cover. Heat wave like conditions will sustain over Odisha during the next 24 hours. While day temperatures in Chhattisgarh will also rise in this period.
There will not be any respite from westerly winds also known as 'loo' over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal. Day temperatures are significantly higher than the normal in the region and Skymet Meteorology Division warns that heat wave like conditions are unlikely to recede as there is no weather system in the offing which could make the wind conditions change.
Due to a wind discontinuity in Peninsular India, northerly to northwesterly winds are colliding with moist winds from the Bay of Bengal and this could give rain over south Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Day temperatures in Andhra Pradesh will continue to remain in lower forties during the next two days.
The southwesterly winds have strengthened in Southeast Bay of Bengal and South Andaman Sea, and it is expected that they will sustain and increase rain in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands during the next two days. A cyclonic circulation that will form over North Andaman Sea during the next 24 hours and move in north-eastnorthward direction, will keep the southwesterly winds continuous in the region, keeping conditions favourable for the commencement of Monsoon over the Bay islands. Port Blair that received 5 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, is expected to observe gradual increase in rain.
In an earlier update, Skymet Meteorology Division had the predicted development of a cyclonic circulation in North Andaman Sea by the weekend. This weather system will play a major role in the onset of the Southwest Monsoon in India. Weathermen are of the view that if the weather system becomes strong, it could take away all the moisture current, weakening the conducive weather conditions for advancement of Monsoon. But the strengthening of the weather system as a strong one looks somewhat susceptible as the area of its emergence is close to Arakan coast in Mayanmar.
Prior to the onset, the cross equatorial flow generally strengthens and thereafter the strong southwesterly winds sweep across Kerala coast, announcing the arrival of Monsoon. As per Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the Southwest Monsoon in Kerala is likely to commence from 28th May, two to three days before the scheduled date of onset.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather in Delhi will become warmer than Saturday as maximum temperature will rise further on Sunday. Sea breeze will keep the weather in Mumbai pleasant during evening and morning hours. The weather in Kolkata will be very hot as day temperature will be in early forties. Chennai in South India will also be very hot but chances of thunder build up post noon could not be ruled out.
| Cities | Maximum Temperature | Minimum Temperature | Conditions |
| Delhi | 37°C | 25°C | Morning will be pleasant. A windy and warm afternoon expected. |
| Mumbai | 34°C | 27°C | Morning hours will be comfortable while evening will be breezy. Sky will be party cloudy. |
| Kolkata | 41°C | 29°C | Heat wave likely to persist. Sky will be partly cloudy. |
| Chennai | 41°C | 29°C | Hot and dry weather expected under partly sky. |
| Bangalore | 36°C | 24°C | Morning will be pleasant but day will be very warm. Sky will remain partly cloudy sky. Possibility of thundery build up |
| Hyderabad | 38°C | 27°C | A hot afternoon amid rising temperatures. Isolated thundery build up possible. |
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were the hottest states as most of the places listed here belong to these two states. Rentachintala, Ongole and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh are top three hottest places followed by Titlagarh and Sambalpur in Odisha. Day temperature in Bhubaneswar in coastal Odisha was above normal by six notches. Durg was hottest in Chhattisgarh with a maximum of 43.2°C on Friday.
| Places | State | Maximum temperature on Thursday | Forecast trend for next 24 hours |
| Rentachintala | Andhra Pradesh | 46°C | Drop |
| Ongole | Andhra Pradesh | 43.5°C | Drop |
| Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | 43.5°C | Drop |
| Titlagarh | Odisha | 43.5°C | Same |
| Sambalpur | Odisha | 43.4°C | Same |
| Bankura | West Bengal | 43.2°C | Same |
| Bhawanipatna | Odisha | 43.2°C | Drop |
| Durg | Chhattisgarh | 43.2°C | Same |
| Baptala | Andhra Pradesh | 43°C | Same |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 42.7°C | Rise |
Photograph by Pippalou
