Here’s our latest weather outlook for India.

Thursday

Due to hot and dry air from the northwest, the maximum temperatures of 40°C or more is widely expected across India except the northeastern states. Along with the loo winds, clear skies and the absence of weather major instabilities are driving up the temperatures this week. The maximum temperatures are likely to be above 45°C over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

A cyclonic circulation persists over northeastern India. It is likely to bring fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms over Sikkim and Meghalaya. Furthermore, Odisha, West Bengal, northeastern Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Nagaland are expected to receive scattered rain and thunderstorm. Also, scattered snow and freezing rain are also possible over mountainous regions of Arunachal Pradesh.

Convergence of winds from the Arabian Sea and the Bengal Bay is likely to bring rain and thunderstorm in the southern India. Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorm is very likely over Kerala while scattered rain is possible in Karnataka.

The air quality is expected to be very poor across India including the major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai.

Friday and Beyond

The heatwave conditions across India will peak on Monday, and continue until Tuesday. In Delhi, maximum temperatures may remain at around 45°C until next Tuesday. On Friday, the maximum temperatures of 45°C or more are likely over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Monsoon conditions continue to be favorable over the southern Bay of Bengal bringing thunderstorm rains over Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The prevailing cyclonic circulation over the northeast continue to bring thunderstorm rains in the region. The Weather Channel’s met team issues an alert for heavy rain in Meghalaya from Friday late night to Saturday afternoon. Meghalaya is likely to receive up to 100 mm rain in 18 hours.

Also, Tripura is likely to receive up to 50mm of rain in 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday. Additionally, Mizoram on Sunday is also expected to receive up to 50 mm of rain in 12 hours. Sikkim and Nagaland are expected to witness fairly high thunderstorm rains, while, scattered thunderstorm rains are likely over Assam and Manipur as well. Besides, the mountainous regions of Arunachal Pradesh are likely to receive scattered snow and freezing rain.

The wind convergence between Arabian Sea and Bengal Bay brings up to 50 mm of rain in 18 hours over Kerala from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. Scattered rain and thunderstorms are also likely over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha.

The air quality is likely to be very poor across India, especially in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai except the western & northeastern states.

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