Maximums in North India to rise; pre-monsoon rain to cover more parts of South India

May 8, 2014 1:51 PM | Skymet Weather Team

Day temperatures in northwest plains have started to show a rising trend and the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India indicates that the temperatures in northwest plains i.e. Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh would rise further in the next 48 hours.

The weather forecast by Skymet Meteorology Division in India shows westerly winds reaching further into the region on Wednesday and raising the maximums that were below normal for the last couple of days. The weather will continue remain hot and dry for the next two days, as these winds will continue to sweep across the region. Change in the weather condition in northwest plains will be witnessed by the start of next week as a Western Disturbance will affect the region thereafter.

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, day temperatures in Allahabad and Varanasi in east Uttar Pradesh and Patna in Bihar would witness a rise to make the conditions very hot during afternoon.

Gujarat, some parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Central India are also experiencing westerly winds. Maximums may remain higher than normal in these places. However, southern parts of Maharashtra, Vidarbha and south Chhattisgarh could also witness rain due to an active low pressure in South India.

A north south trough of low extending from sub-Himalayan West Bengal to Bay of Bengal and a cyclonic circulation over Assam will keep pulling moist southwesterly winds to the northeast region. So, pre-monsoon rain will continue over Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Nagaland.

According to the latest weather update, the well-marked low pressure area would continue to bring rain in Kerala and Karnataka. The weather system will weaken after entering the land in the next 24 hours. It will move east-northeastwards and the rain belt will shift towards Rayalaseema and north coastal Andhra Pradesh.

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