As citizens scorch under the summer sun, here’s some good news from the India Meteorological Department (IMD): A large part of the southern peninsula will experience below-normal temperatures in April.
In a virtual press conference on Thursday, M. Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, IMD, said that Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and South Telangana will see below-normal temperatures. This will be mainly due to thunderstorm activity over the southern region, he said.
This is in contrast to North-West and Central India and parts of North-East, where maximum temperatures are likely to remain above normal.
The probabilistic forecast for April rainfall based on the multi-modal ensemble forecasting system also shows that the average April rainfall over the country will be the most common. While some parts of Northwest and Central India and Northeast India are likely to receive below normal rains, many parts of South Peninsula, western parts of Central India and parts of Northeast are likely to receive above normal rainfall. , Dr. Mohapatra said.
When asked whether global warming has had an effect on rainfall, he said the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall is increasing in some parts. He said that in March, though there was no thunderstorm activity in the first half, it was normal in the latter half as parts of Coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and others received rainfall as expected.
Meanwhile, IMD, Bengaluru said that it rained at isolated places in the state. “Trough/wind dissipation from Interior Odisha to Telangana now runs from a cyclonic circulation over Interior Tamil Nadu over southeast Uttar Pradesh and Bihar adjoining Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Rayalaseema and extends up to 0.9 km above mean sea level. A cyclonic circulation lies over the Gulf of Mannar and extends up to 0.9 km above mean sea level,” said Thursday’s bulletin.
Raichur in the state recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius, while Bidar recorded a minimum temperature of 19.5 degrees Celsius.
The forecast for the next 48 hours said that rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka and dry weather is likely over North Interior Karnataka.
For Bengaluru city, it is likely to be partly cloudy with rain and mist in some areas during the morning hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 34 and 23 degrees Celsius, respectively.