As daytime temperatures breaches 40°C, IMD issues heatwave warning for Rajasthan, Saurashtra-Kutch, North Karnataka
In early March, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had warned of above normal heat conditions over most parts of the country.
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This will happen particularly over Saurashtra-Kutch, west Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir where the day temperatures are expected to jump 3.5 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal during the next three days. (File photo)Even before March ends, areas around west Rajasthan, Saurashtra – Kutch, Marathwada and northern Karnataka have come under the grip of mild heatwave conditions. On Wednesday, the day temperatures in these regions surpassed 40 degrees Celsius and remained extremely hot.
On Wednesday, the country’s hottest city was Maharashtra’s Akola, where the maximum temperature was 42.8 degrees Celsius — a departure of 4 degrees from normal for this time of the year.
In early March, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had warned of above normal heat conditions over most parts of the country. This was realised across Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and some areas of central India over the last few days.
As per the latest forecast issued by the IMD, the day temperatures over western and central India regions are expected to hover between 38 and 42 degrees Celsius till the end of this month.
This will happen particularly over Saurashtra-Kutch, west Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir where the day temperatures are expected to jump 3.5 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal during the next three days.
The above normal day temperatures recorded in other parts of the country include Phalodi (42 degrees Celsius), Bhuj (41.6 degrees Celsius), Amravati (41.2 degrees Celsius), Rajkot (41.1 degrees Celsius), Buldhana (41 degrees Celsius), Jaisalmer (40.7 degrees Celsius), Wardha (40.5 degrees Celsius), Bikaner (40.2 degrees Celsius) Kalaburgi (40.1 degrees Celsius), Koppal (39.4 degrees Celsius), Jodhpur (38.9 degrees Celsius) and Jaipur (37 degrees Celsius).
Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring Himachal Pradesh may, however, get some respite from the rising temperatures with the advancing stream of western disturbance causing widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms. There are chances of hailstorms in Himachal Pradesh during the next two days. As this stream reaches eastern India, parts of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh will experience heavy rainfall during the weekend, the Met department has forecast.
Meanwhile, moderate rainfall has been forecast over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand during March 30 and 31.
A cyclonic circulation prevails over west Rajasthan and adjoining Pakistan. Presently, a trough runs between northwest Bihar and Assam and another one over south interior Karnataka and Vidarbha in Maharashtra.
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