Allahabad, Varanasi swelter under intense heat; rain likely to reduce in northwest India

Clear weather conditions and the scorching sun have helped temperatures to shoot beyond 40°C - recorded on Sunday - in Central and East India.  According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh recorded a maximum of 39.8°C on Sunday, while Gwalior recorded 40.3°C. The sangam city of Allahabad in east Uttar Pradesh recorded a maximum of 40.5°C. Similarly, the holy city of Varanasi in the state recorded 40°C as the maximum temperature on Sunday. Weather forecast for these places indicate similar conditions on Monday. However, the maximums are expected to drop marginally on Tuesday due to fresh northwesterly winds.

Weather in South India also remains very hot with day temperatures settling in the early forties at some places like Kurnool and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, Gulbarga, Raichur and Bellary in Karnataka. Hyderabad in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh may witness day temperature in the forties, while Bangalore in south interior Karnataka will experience  maximum settling around 36°C. Coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in extreme southern peninsular region may witness some more rain during the next 24 hours.

Rain is likely to reduce in northwest India, over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the Western Disturbance will move away from the region in next 24 hours. Rain will also stop in the plains, over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh. Day temperatures at some of the places in the plains were significant high on Sunday. But the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India indicates that they will drop during the next two days.

Meanwhile, rain will continue in Northeast India. Some of the places in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh will receive more rain during the next 48 hours. Southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal will keep feeding moisture in the region under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over Assam and a trough of low extending up to the region from the Bay of Bengal.