According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, after this period, rain will reduce in southern parts of northwest plains but will continue in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the weather systems will move in an east-northeast direction.
The period of cloudy skies, rain and strong winds has had a bearing on the day temperatures in northwest plains and adjoining areas. Maximum temperatures are below normal by up to six degrees in Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh.
On the other hand, hot and dry land winds have further pushed up the maximum temperatures in East India over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal Some pockets witnessed heat wave like conditions. Bankura in West Bengal recorded 43.6°C as the maximum temperature on Monday, while Jamshedpur in Jharkhand registered 43°C.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, day temperatures may sustain for the next 24 hours in the region but they will fall once some weather system from the western side reaches here to replace the hot winds with moist ones. However, there is some rain happening in the proximity (sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim) due to which temperatures will not rise further.
Meanwhile, rain in sub-Himalayan West Bengal and northeastern states will reduce in the next 48 hours. The trough of low now extends from sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim to Odisha across Jharkhand. Due to this weather system, winds will continue to remain southwesterly in the region. .
The weather in South India will become more hot in the absence of rain. The wind discontinuity that is seen from south Chhattisgarh to Tamil Nadu across Telangana and Rayalaseema has weakened and is unlikely to cause any rain in these areas.