How Expect normal summer, but more heatwaves likely in northwest India:

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said normal or below normal heat conditions and lesser heatwaves are likely during the upcoming summer season over large geographical areas covering the southern peninsula, central India, the northern plains, east and northeast India.

In its March-May summer season temperature outlook released Tuesday, the IMD said that above normal maximum temperatures would prevail over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and adjoining northern Maharashtra, and west Madhya Pradesh along with some pockets of east Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland during March, April and May.

HomeIndiaExpect normal summer, but more heatwaves likely in northwest India: IMD

Expect normal summer, but more heatwaves likely in northwest India: IMD

The Met department on Tuesday released its March-May summer season temperature outlook. In India, summer officially commences in March and can go up to mid-June.

By: Express News Service | Pune |

March 1, 2022 2:47:29 pm

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Summer in India officially commences in March and can go up to mid-June (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

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Whereas, normal or below normal maximum temperatures have been forecast over Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it added.

“The probability of heatwaves over west-central and northwest India will be higher during summer,” said IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, whereas the heatwaves will be comparatively lesser along the Indo-Gangetic plains.

Similarly, warm nights have been forecast over east and northeast, northwest and western India during the next three months whereas cooler nights would prevail over southern India till May, he said.

HomeIndiaExpect normal summer, but more heatwaves likely in northwest India: IMD

Expect normal summer, but more heatwaves likely in northwest India: IMD

The Met department on Tuesday released its March-May summer season temperature outlook. In India, summer officially commences in March and can go up to mid-June.

By: Express News Service | Pune |

March 1, 2022 2:47:29 pm

Summer, IMD

Summer in India officially commences in March and can go up to mid-June (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

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Similarly, warm nights have been forecast over east and northeast, northwest and western India during the next three months whereas cooler nights would prevail over southern India till May, he said.

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Normal or below normal maximum temperatures are likely over areas shaded in green and blue (Source : IMD)

At present, moderate La Nina conditions prevail along the equatorial Pacific Ocean and it is expected to continue till May before turning El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral thereafter. El Nino and La Nina are the abnormal warming and cooling of the sea surface temperatures observed along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. These ocean phenomena can influence global temperatures and rainfall.