North and Northwest India
Jammu & Kashmir will have a partly cloudy sky Monday night onwards. There could be rain as well in Jammu & Kashmir in three days of the week. The week starts with a clear sky in Delhi and other parts of northwest plains but clouds would soon be witnessed from Monday evening onwards. Tuesday could see rain from afternoon onwards and such is a chance on Wednesday as well. The weather would become dry thereafter.
Day temperatures in Delhi will rise on Tuesday to fall on Wednesday but the minimum temperatures in Delhi will keep the morning hours cool throughout the week. Northwesterly winds would change on Tuesday to become easterly for 24 hours. They would again become northerly northwesterly from Wednesday night onwards to continue for the rest of the week.
Central India
Rain will occur in eastcentral India over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa on Tuesday and Wednesday. A trough of low pressure area that runs from northeast to peninsular India across Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh is responsible for this rain.
Day temperatures in Gujarat, south Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa will rise during the week and warmth would be felt especially during afternoons. Night temperatures will rise during the next two to three days but they would fall thereafter to keep the morning hours pleasant.
Wind conditions in central India will be southwesterly in Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh but Orissa will get winds from east direction during the next three days. Wind pattern will change thereafter for the rest of the week.
East and Northeast India
East Uttar Pradesh and Bihar will have clear weather for next couple of days. There could be rain in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim during the period. Thereafter the weather will become dry. Winds in east UP and Bihar will blow from west while Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim will have winds from northwest direction. Mid-week could experience change in wind conditions. Temperatures are expected to remain stable on Tuesday and Wednesday but day temperature could fall thereafter while night temperatures may increase a bit.
South India
Due to the trough of low pressure area from northeast to Telangana, rain is expected over Vidarbha, Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of Karnataka on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain is also possible in Kerala as a trough of low pressure area persists in southeast Arabian Sea to Gujarat coast. Winds along the West coast over Kerala and Karnataka will be southwesterly and the rest of the areas will have southeasterly winds for next two days. Wind conditions would change mid-week and direct westerly and easterly winds may be witnessed thereafter.
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