Updated on January 4, 2016: Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh continue to record high maximum temperatures. Maximums in many areas in parts of Rajasthan are still running 4 to 6 degrees above the normal range. No significant change is expected over North Rajasthan.
However, South and West Rajasthan will witness a drop in temperatures on January 7 as an induced cyclonic circulation is expected to form. This system will increase the cloud cover and result in scattered rain over a few areas in South and West Rajasthan. Minimum temperatures will continue to remain the same.
Gujarat has also been recording above normal maximums. However, due to a drop in temperatures, hot day conditions have abated from the region. These high temperatures in the past can be attributed to the anti-cyclone due to which the cold northerly winds were obstructed. As a result, moist and warm southwesterly winds continued to blow over the region.
Madhya Pradesh has also been observing above normal temperatures for the past few days. During the next few days maximums will continue to remain 2 to 3 degrees above the normal range.
Now, the maximum temperatures will not fall much as the northerly flow of winds will not commence any time before January 8. By January 9, northerly flow of cold winds will reach Rajasthan up to Gujarat leading to fall in temperatures.
Story First Published on January 1, 2016: Gujarat, Rajasthan and several parts of Madhya Pradesh have been reeling under the hot day conditions for the last four days.
Hot day conditions can be witnessed when day temperatures at any given place are above the normal average temperatures by five or six degrees.
Unlike December weather, maximum temperatures have been settling significantly above normal by 6-9 degrees. Not only this, minimum temperatures are also settling above normal by at least 3 degrees.
According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the unusual warm weather can be attributed to an anticyclonic circulation over Central India.
Till December 27, dry and cold northwesterly winds were blowing over the states keeping the temperatures around normal. However, development of anticyclonic circulation over Rajasthan had changed the wind pattern to relatively moist and humid westerlies, which led to steep rise in mercury.
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With clear sky and bright sunshine, increase in day temperature is more in comparison to the night temperature.
Now, the anticyclonic circulation has shifted towards Madhya Pradesh but there has been no change in wind pattern. According to Skymet Weather, winds will continue to blow from southwest and hence, we do not expect temperatures to fall down for next four to five days.
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