Skymet Weather Forecast May 22: Heatwave Intensifies Across North India As Southwest Monsoon Pushes Ahead
Representational Image: AI-Skymet
Key Takeaways:
- Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance further over the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea during the next 2 to 3 days.
- Severe heat wave conditions continue over parts of Southwest Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.
- Rain and thunderstorm activity is expected over Northeast India, Kerala, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Himalayan states.
- Multiple cyclonic circulations and a western disturbance are influencing weather activity across the country.
The Weather Systems Over The Country
Conditions are favorable for further advance of the Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of the southeast Arabian Sea, Comorin area, southwest and southeast Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of the Andaman Sea, and some more parts of the east-central Bay of Bengal during the next 2 to 3 days.
The western disturbance is seen as a cyclonic circulation over North Pakistan and adjoining Jammu division at 3.1 km above mean sea level.
A cyclonic circulation is over Punjab and adjoining Pakistan at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
A trough extends from western parts of Bihar to south Odisha across Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
A cyclonic circulation is over western parts of Bihar at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
A cyclonic circulation is over East Bangladesh and adjoining areas, and another cyclonic circulation is over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh.
Weather Activities During The Last 24 Hours
During the last 24 hours, severe heat wave occurred in parts of Southwest Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.
Heat wave conditions occurred in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Vidarbha and Gujarat.
Moderate to heavy rain occurred over some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal.
Light to moderate rain occurred over West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Kashmir and at one or two places over Odisha.
Light rain and thunderstorms occurred over coastal Karnataka, South Tamil Nadu and Northeast India.
Forecast
During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with one or two heavy spells are possible over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Kerala and Lakshadweep.
Light to moderate rain is possible over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and parts of Tamil Nadu.
Light rain and thunderstorms are possible over Rayalaseema, Odisha, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, parts of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and northwest Rajasthan.
Severe heat wave may continue in parts of Southwest Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.
Heat wave conditions are possible in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Vidarbha and Gujarat.
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