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.
