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Pune set to witness rise in temperature up to 42 degrees Celsius on May 7-8: IMD
The city is likely to witness 42 degrees Celsius maximum temperature on May 7 and 8, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The city is likely to witness 42 degrees Celsius maximum temperature on May 7 and 8, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The city on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and the highest maximum temperature of 44.9 degrees Celsius was reported at Akola (Vidarbha).
The city will witness partly cloudy skies generally towards the afternoon throughout the week until May 10. The minimum temperatures will be at 24 degrees Celsius on May 7 and 8. On May 9 and 10, the maximum temperature is forecast to drop by one degrees Celsius.
According to IMD, a western disturbance as a trough is likely to cause a cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bangladesh and east Vidarbha. There is also a possibility of trough/wind discontinuity from east Bihar to south interior Tamil Nadu over east Vidarbha that is causing low-pressure areas over south Andaman Sea and adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal. However, the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to mid-tropospheric levels persists over the same region.
“Day temperatures were appreciably above normal in some parts of Saurashtra and Kutch, central Maharashtra, north interior Karnataka, and above normal in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, south interior Karnataka,” said an official from IMD.
