Day temperature soared past 44°C at several weather stations in Rajasthan with Jaisalmer recording 45.8°C. Day temperatures in excess of 42°C were recorded in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab while Hisar and Gurgaon were the hottest in Haryana with 44 and 42.9°C as maximum temperature respectively. In west Uttar Pradesh, Agra was the hottest place with maximum recording 43.6°C, while Aligarh recorded 42.8°C as maximum temperature on Tuesday.
The westerly winds also turned the heat on east Uttar Pradesh where Allahabad recorded 44°C while Varanasi registered 42°C as day temperatures on Tuesday. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, maximum could rise further in east Uttar Pradesh. Bihar will get some reprieve from the heat in form of easterly winds blowing from the Bay of Bengal.
Central India will also remain hot as maximum temperatures will rise again in Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur on Wednesday and Thursday as westerly winds will continue to prevail in the region. Bhuj in Gujarat recorded a maximum of 44.6°C on Tuesday. And according to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India there will no be any relief from the heat in cities including Ahmedabad, Amreli, Idar and Rajkot for the next 48 hours.
With Monsoon reaching up to Telangana wind conditions have changed the weather in South India. Instead of dry winds, the peninsular region is now observing moist southerly to southwesterly winds. Monsoon clouds have brought significant drop in day temperatures over Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Maximums are recording three to five notches below normal in Andhra Pradesh, while they are below normal by up to six degrees at some of the weather stations like Bellary and Chitradurga in Karnataka. Day temperatures will continue to maintain their below normal streak during the next two days in South India, said Skymet Meteorology Division in India on Wednesday.