According to latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division, the most important development in weather in India this week will be the further advancement of the vital Monsoon into the Bay of Bengal. Here’s a region wise look at the weather forecast for India from the 19th to the 25th of May:
North India - Cool weather in North India will finally come to an end in the absence of any weather system this week. Forecasts suggest no rain activity in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. A number of circulations which had been bringing unusual showers to Rajasthan in the last few weeks, will also elude the state. Maximum temperatures which had consistently been settling in the higher thirties, will be inching towards the normals (40⁰C and above). Up in the hills, a Western Disturbance travelling in the upper latitudes will spare Uttarakhand and could bring light rain only to Jammu and Kashmir.
East and Northeast India – Temperatures in East India, i.e. in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, will be on the rise this week, with dry and hot northwesterly winds sweeping across the entire region. While maximums will settle in the early forties in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, they will settle five to six degrees above the normal average in West Bengal, leading to heat wave conditions. Unlike the East, weather in Northeast India will be pleasant. Scattered thundershowers will continue throughout the week. Rain activity could be more in Arunachal Pradesh and lesser in other states. During the last two days of the week, pre-monsoon rain will be pick up in Assam, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim as well as along the foothills of Bihar.
Central India – Weather in Central India will be the hottest and the driest in India this week. Days in Odisha and Maharashtra will be unbearable as the maximum could surge to 44⁰C and above. Day temperatures in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh could just a shade better. Rise in the mercury levels so high could trigger some isolated pre-monsoon rain in Vidarbha and Odisha, though this may not bring any respite from the scorching heat.
South India – Rainy weather in South India is the forecast by Skymet Meteorology Division. Southwest Monsoon has set in over most parts of Andaman Sea and will further advance into Bay of Bengal this week. Rain in Kerala and south interior Karnataka will continue but will ease out a little by midweek, post Wednesday. Rain shadow state of Tamil Nadu may witness little or no rain this week. Telanagana could continue to be the hottest state in peninsular India with mainly clear skies and maximums touching 40⁰C. Maximums will settle between 33⁰C to 36⁰C in most other places.
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