People across Telangana, Rayalaseema, Vidarbha, East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh continue to reel under high day temperatures. Isolated parts of Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh are also its ambit.
Maximum temperatures across the region have been settling between 41°C and 44°C. On Monday, Akola in Maharashtra and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh were the hottest cities in India with the day maximum of 44°C.
Meanwhile, Nizamabad recorded 43.4°C, Chandrapur 43.2°C, Chhindwara 43.2°C, Wardha 43°C, Medak 43°C, Khajuraho 42.6°C and Gulbarga 42.2°C.
Moreover, it seems that the mercury has refused to come down as no relief is likely during the next 2-3 days.
According to Skymet Weather, southerly winds will continue to cow over entire Interior Peninsular and adjoining Central India that will not let the day temperatures drop in coming days. Southerly winds are hot in nature as they blow from land mass which is already heated up.
Meteorologists predict that high day temperatures will not subside until winds do not start blowing from Bay of Bengal. Though these winds will be humid in nature but they will bring respite from scorching heat as they are relatively cooler.
But as stated above, this change in wind pattern is not in offing in near future.
Relief in Northwest India
Parts of Northwest India, on the other hand, has got some relief from the heat wave conditions. Day temperatures across Rajasthan, Delhi and West Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a drop during the last 24 hours.
Though the dip in mercury is a marginal one but the level of relief is quite high. Skymet Weather predicts further drop in day maximums by one or two degrees during next 24 to 48 hours. This will lead to abatement of heatwave from the region anytime soon.
Delhi, which was 43°C on April 3, recorded a drop of two degrees and settled at 41.7°C on April 4. Similarly, Indore observed 38.4 on April 4 in comparison to 40.8°C on April 3.
The drop in temperatures can be attributed to the change in wind pattern from southeasterly winds to northerly or northwesterly winds.