Amidst the bustling streets of New Delhi, the Indian Meteorological Department, on Wednesday, made projections indicating a gradual escalation in maximum temperatures by approximately 2-3°Celsius across numerous sectors of Northwest, Central, and Eastern India within the forthcoming forty-eight hours.
As per the morning communique of the IMD, a novel Western Disturbance is poised to influence the Western Himalayan Region commencing on April 5, 2024. Consequently, anticipations suggest sporadic to scattered instances of mild to moderate precipitation/snowfall over the Western Himalayan Region spanning the next five days, with occasional instances of very light rainfall/drizzle across the contiguous plains of Northwest India from April 3 to April 5, 2024.
Across the ensuing week, regions including Jharkhand, Odisha, Goa, Marathwada, segments of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Telangana are expected to encounter isolated precipitation between April 6 and April 9.
In the northeastern sector, the IMD prognosticates widespread rainfall during April 3-5, and fairly widespread precipitation between April 6 and April 9, with Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and Tripura poised to witness isolated to scattered instances of rainfall over the forthcoming seven-day period.
Although Madhya Pradesh, Marathwada, Saurashtra, Konkon, Goa, Telangana, and certain parts of Karnataka are slated to experience dry conditions over the subsequent forty-eight hours, isolated instances of rainfall are predicted between April 6 and April 9.
Correspondingly, heat wave conditions are anticipated in isolated locales over the following seven days in Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, North Interior Karnataka, Jharkhand, and segments of Andhra Pradesh.
“Heat wave conditions are highly likely to manifest in isolated enclaves over North Interior Karnataka, Odisha, and Gangetic West Bengal during April 3-6; Jharkhand, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam during April 4-6, 2024,” stated the IMD in its bulletin.
Projections indicate that maximum temperatures are likely to surpass the 95th percentile across sectors of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh from April 3 onwards. Comparable conditions are anticipated to persist over the aforementioned areas for the subsequent five days, with the scope expanding to encompass additional regions across these states and extending to encompass the remaining territories of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar, as delineated by the weather authority.
It is noteworthy to acknowledge that the IMD, on Monday, alluded to the likelihood of the nation confronting severe weather patterns commencing towards the end of April, synchronizing with the general elections, underscoring the imperative necessity for all stakeholders to undertake proactive measures.
The weather organization had previously disseminated advisories pertaining to heatwaves in advance of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, in light of forecasts indicating an escalation in temperatures for the impending summer season.