There is not much happening weather wise across the country. The Western Disturbances which are frequently observed in North India during this time of the year also seems to have taken a back seat. In the last seven days there hasn’t been a single active Western Disturbance which could affect the temperatures or bring rain.
We are in the month of December, which is the peak of winter month, but the temperatures are not what they are supposed to be. Both maximums and minimums are settling marginally above normal. The Maximums in the plains of North India are settling in high twenties, on an average, while the minimums are recording in double digits.
For example, the minimum Temperature in Delhi recorded 14°C on Wednesday morning, which is 5 degrees above normal for the month. Similarly the maximum on Tuesday settled 3 degrees below the normal average to record 28 degree Celsius. Chandigarh, which is usually very cold during this time of the year saw the maximum settle 2 degrees above normal at 26.3°C. The minimum recorded 11°C, which is 4 degrees above the normal.
The cold wave that had gripped parts of Central India, Jharkhand and Odisha has also abated. The temperatures here are now recording above normal by 2-3 degrees. Fog is only confined to isolated pockets of east Uttar Pradesh, like Gorakhpur.
Meanwhile, the northeast Monsoon has also been disappointing for the people of South India, especially Tamil Nadu and Kerala. There is no rain in the region for the last 4-5 days and the coming days don’t look good either. The Northeast Monsoon has already been below normal in November with 176 mm of rain being observed against the monthly average of 407 mm. Going by the weather models at Skymet, December also doesn’t look like catching up with the monthly normal of 191 mm.
So, altogether there isn’t any weather activity happening anywhere in the country at the moment. The temperature in most parts of the country will stay marginally above normal, except for South India where there is a marginal drop in temperatures.
