Day temperatures in Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Hisar and Karnal in northwest plains are below 30°C, almost four to six degrees below normal. According to the latest weather update, the maximums will settle in the early thirties for the next two days, keeping northwest plains much cooler than Central, East and South India that are sweltering under intense heat.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India Kanpur and Lucknow observed maximums close to 40°C, while Allahabad, Varanasi and Gaya saw the day temperature settle around 42°C on Monday. It is expected that these places would continue to experience very hot day conditions as winds blowing from the north and northwest direction are heating up the region more as compared to the northwest plains.
Similar temperatures were also being witnessed in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Central India and Maharashtra in central peninsular region, on Monday. Bhopal and Indore recorded day temperature just below 40 degrees, while Raipur and Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh recorded 41.5°C and 40°C as maximum temperatures respectively, on Monday. Nagpur, Akola and Parbhani in Maharashtra saw temperatures shoot beyond 40°C yesterday. Skymet Meteorology Division in India expects similar temperatures in these places for the next two days. Land winds and more heating in absence of clouds are the reason for such high temperatures in the region.
The weather in South India is also very hot which is not unusual for the region during this time of the year. Telangana and Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh are the hottest regions of the country at the moment with temperatures recording beyond 40°C in places like Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Ramagundam, Kurnool and Anantapur. Isolated places in the extreme southern peninsular region i.e. Kerala and Tamil Nadu will receive more pre-monsoon rain for the next two days, due to a cyclonic circulation near Lakshadweep.
In northeast India, more rain is expected during the next 24 hours after which it will reduce as the cyclonic circulation over Assam which is pulling moisture from the Bay of Bengal will become weak.