Weather in the hills of north India will be cloudy from Monday onwards for next two days with drop in temperature expected. Yesterday temperature of Srinagar was five notches higher than the average. Plains could again suffer due to heat as temperatures would rise. Northwest plains will again witness very hot conditions as the week progresses. Heat wave conditions are expected to prevail over western Rajasthan.
Wind conditions will change in northwest plains and Tuesday will witness westerly to southwesterly winds taking over southeasterly winds. No rain is expected in the region but dust storms and thunder storms remain a chance during the week.
East and Northeast India
The weather would be very warm and humid at the start of the week. Temperatures would further increase by mid-week and the weather would become hot to very hot. Presence of easterly to southeasterly winds will keep the humidity level high thus bringing in more discomfort. Rain will occur at a few places in West Bengal and Sikkim during the week. One or two places in Bihar and Jharkhand will also receive rain.
Northeast states will have their first real monsoon showers during the first two days of the week as monsoon line will advance towards the region. It is expected to make further progress and cover a large part of the region by the end of the week. Rain will gradually increase in the region with the approach of moist southwesterly winds.
Central India
The trough of low pressure from northwest plains to Telangana will bring rain at one or two places in central India at the start of the week on Monday or Tuesday but thereafter the weather will be dry and hot. Temperatures will again rise but no heat wave-like conditions will prevail during the week.
Winds would blow from west and southwest from Tuesday onwards.
South India
Monsoon will drive the weather over south Peninsular region as it is expected to cover entire region during the week. It will reach south Andhra Pradesh and some more parts of Karnataka by Monday or Tuesday. By Mid-week, monsoon is expected to cover entire Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Maharashtra. Rain will occur at many places over Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the week. A period of heavy rain is also expected at one or two places in these states.