According to thelatest weather updatebySkymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather in India will be extremely hot this week. Here’s a look:
North India – The maximum temperature in North India is expected to touch 40⁰C at many places, including Haryana, Rajasthan and some pockets of Delhi (for eg: Palam station). After dry and hot days, a circulation near Rajasthan may give some light thundershowers inDelhi, Haryana, parts of Punjab and east Rajasthan, by 3rdor 4th May. This weather system (cyclonic circulation) will only affect the weather in the northern plains. Up in the hills of Jammu and Kashmir the weather will be dry due to absence of a Western Disturbance.
East and Northeast India –While the weather in East India will be hot and dry this week, with no significant weather system affecting the region, the weather in Northeast India will be rainy for next couple of days. Widespread light rain in Northeast India will be due to a circulation of winds present near Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Rain will increase gradually from the second half of the week. East India will see maximums soaring and settling in the early forties.
Central India –Weather in Central India, particularly in Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh, will be the hottest in India this week. Maximums will exceed 43⁰C in many places. It could even touch 44⁰C in isolated pockets. Some of the hottest cities will be Malegaon, Nagpur, Akola and Jabalpur. However, towards the middle of the week a trough extending from Vidarbha to Kerala could give light isolated rainfall in M.P and Vidarbha. Gujarat and Odisha will remain dry throughout the week.
South India –Weather in South India will be rainy throughout the week. Rain and clouds will keep the maximums in the mid-thirties in most parts. Coastal regions of Kerala will receive more rain than south interior Karnataka, south Tamil Nadu and north coastal Andhra Pradesh. Rain would occur due to mix up of warm and humid winds with dry and hot land winds. Nights will be the warmest in this part of the country. Minimums will settle in the higher twenties. Anantpur, Kurnool and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh could be the hottest places in South India, with maximums settling in the forties.
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