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Isolated rainfall is likely to continue over Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the next five days. Weather is likely to remain dry over the Indian mainland, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Maximum temperatures of 40°C or more are forecast over Gujarat and Rajasthan until the first half of the next week. The presence of a high pressure centred over southern Gujarat and high amounts of solar radiation are likely to lead to a spike in mercury levels.
Heatwave is expected over much of Gujarat and the western half of Rajasthan on Monday and Tuesday. The IMD forecasts the possibility of severe heatwave conditions over isolated pockets of Saurashtra and Kutch for the next few days, leading to a ‘yellow watch’ over the region till Tuesday that urges residents to ‘be updated’.
Places where maximum temperatures are expected to cross 40°C on Monday.
(TWC Met Team)
The IMD officially declares a heatwave when the local temperature is expected to cross 40°C and simultaneously rise 5°C to 6°C above the region’s normal temperature. A severe heatwave is announced when the temperature rises 7°C or more above normal.
Moreover, areas with a maximum temperature above 40°C will spread to inland parts of South India later next week, after Wednesday. Isolated parts of Maharashtra (particularly Konkan Coast) and Odisha may also witness above 40°C from March 14 to 17.
Both daytime and nighttime temperatures will be extreme or quite higher than normal over much of the Himalayan region at least until late March.
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