The latest weather forecast highlights several significant weather systems affecting various regions of India. A trough extending from south Odisha to Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, alongside another trough from Marathwada to Comorin Area, is expected to bring scattered to widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds to several areas.
Key Forecast Highlights:
- Gangetic West Bengal may experience scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds from March 17th to 21st, with the possibility of hailstorms and squalls on March 17th.
- Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, and East Madhya Pradesh are likely to witness scattered to widespread rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning from March 17th to 21st, with isolated hailstorms.
- Odisha and Chhattisgarh may see isolated heavy rainfall on March 19th.
- Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim may experience isolated light rainfall/snowfall on March 18th & 19th.
- Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Kerala are expected to have isolated light rainfall from March 17th to 21st.
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura may experience scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorms and lightning from March 17th to 22nd.
Additionally, a fresh Western Disturbance is anticipated to affect the Western Himalayan Region from March 18th, bringing isolated light rainfall/snowfall to various regions.
Maximum Temperature Forecast:
- Maximum temperatures are expected to be above normal in isolated pockets of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, east Vidarbha, Telangana & Tamil Nadu and remain so for the next 4-5 days.
- Hot and humid weather is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal for the next 2 days, and Kerala & Mahe, Rayalaseema for the next 5 days.
- Expect a decrease in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C over Central and East India in the coming 4-5 days.
- Gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-4°C is expected over West & Northwest India during the next 4-5 days.
- There are no significant alterations expected in the maximum temperatures across the remainder of the country over the next five days.
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Source: India Meteorological Department
