The Aryavarth Express New Delhi: Most parts of the country are likely to witness above-normal temperatures in the coming days, with several regions experiencing a significant rise, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The weather agency said maximum temperatures are expected to remain 4–6°C above normal over many parts of Northwest India and 2–4°C above normal across Central India.
At the same time, light and isolated rainfall or snowfall is forecast in Jammu and Kashmir from March 4 to 9, Himachal Pradesh from March 7 to 9, and Uttarakhand from March 8 to 9 due to the influence of a weak Western Disturbance.
Dense fog conditions, with visibility between 50 and 199 metres, were recorded in isolated areas of Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Similar foggy conditions are expected in isolated pockets of Sikkim during morning hours on Wednesday.
According to IMD data, maximum temperatures were appreciably to markedly above normal by 4–8°C over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh and West Rajasthan. Temperatures were 2–4°C above normal over Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar, while remaining near normal elsewhere.
Daytime temperatures ranged between 35–38°C over Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and parts of Peninsular India. Madhya Pradesh, southern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recorded 32–35°C, while most other plains reported temperatures between 28–31°C.
Minimum temperatures ranged from 10–15°C across Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, northern Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, northern Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, southern Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya. Coastal Odisha, southern peninsular regions and the west coast experienced milder minimum temperatures between 20–25°C.
The lowest minimum temperature in the plains was recorded at 10°C in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
The IMD also reported an upper air cyclonic circulation over south and northeast Assam and adjoining areas. Another cyclonic circulation persists over the central South Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean at lower and middle tropospheric levels, tilting southwestwards.
