Burning heat: Temperature in Vidarbha touches 40 degrees Celsius, Pune records 37 degrees Celsius

Pune experienced a higher maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius. The city registered the second lowest minimum temperature on Sunday at 16.6 degrees Celsius.

According to weather forecasts released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), parts of Vidarbha are likely to experience a rise in maximum and minimum temperatures by one degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours while the city too witnessed an increase in temperatures.

Women walk with an umbrella on Sinhagad road on Sunday as temperatures soared to 37 degrees Celsius. (HT PHOTO)

On Sunday, most parts of Vidarbha experienced slightly higher maximum temperatures with Chandrapur recording the highest maximum temperature in the state at 40.4 degrees Celsius.

Pune, too, experienced a higher maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius. The city registered the second lowest minimum temperature on Sunday at 16.6 degrees Celsius.

Nagpur also recorded a maximum temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius, which was higher than normal expected temperature by 1.1 degrees Celsius. Akola recorded a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius, which was higher than normal by one degrees Celsius.

IMD officials said that across the state, the lowest minimum temperature was recorded at Nashik at 16 degrees Celsius.

Parts of Vidarbha also experienced an increase in minimum temperatures by 1.3 - 1.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

Currently, from March 26 to March 29, the weather across the state and in Goa is expected to be dry and no rainfall has been predicted by IMD till March 29.