Head of Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre, Rajendra Kumar Jenamani on prevailing weather conditions said that India has seen the highest temperature of this year, 47.6 degree Celsius in the last 2 days.
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Rain and thundershower with strong winds between 40-60 kmph is expected in Kolkata and many other West Bengal districts according to the India Met Department. Weather forecast also suggests lightning strike with rain in districts of Bankura, Barddhaman, Birbhum, Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata and Murshidabad among others in next few hours.
India is likely to have an "unusually wet" and "above normal" monsoon this season due to La Nina conditions, the Weather Company, a private forecaster, said in its forecast on Thursday.
The national capital recorded an increase in temperature on Sunday, while its air quality remained in the 'satisfactory' category. The city recorded a minimum of 16.6 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 30.6 degrees Celsius.
Several parts of the country, especially the north Indian plains, have witnessed a cooler March this year as the month saw long spells of rain in the region, the India Meteorological Department said.
The mercury in the national capital dropped slightly on Thursday due to overcast skies and light rains in parts of the city.
Shimla Meteorological Centre on Monday issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh on February 20 and 21, officials said.
While low temperatures, and humidity in the winter have been identified in earlier research as favourable conditions for flu virus transmission.
The death toll due to the extreme cold weather conditions in Pakistan has increased to over 100, according to authorities. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) recorded the highest number of casualties at 74, while 56 others were injured, Dawn news said in a report, adding that 88 houses have been completely destroyed.
Delhi witnessed a chilly Friday morning as the minimum temperature dipping to settle at the season's average of 5.3 degrees Celsius. Some parts of the city witnessed dense fog causing at least 23 Delhi-bound trains delay by one to three hours.
Delhi temperature: The National Capital Region is on its way to record its second-coldest December since 1901, according to India Meteorological Department. In the hill-state of Himachal Pradesh, Kufri, Manali, Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Seobagh and Kalpa shivered at below sub-zero temperatures.
At least 50 people have died in Bangladesh due to the ongoing cold spell accompanied by chilly wind and drizzles since November.
Several cities across North India including the Gangetic plains is shivering under unusual cold spell. Here's what scientists think is causing this dip in temperature across cities like Srinagar, Jammu, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Delhi, Kanpur or even Patna in Bihar.
Narnaul in Haryana shivered at 4.5 degrees Celsius as biting cold continued to sweep Haryana and Punjab on Sunday. Fog reduced visibility in the morning at several places in the two states, a Meteorological Department official said.
The MeT official said the night temperature is likely to improve in the coming days due to a Western Disturbance which is likely to hit the two Union Territories on Wednesday, bringing another spell of snow and rains.
Back-to-back western disturbances around November 25 are likely to see the winters strengthen, and minimum temperatures are likely to drop, according to Skymet Weather forecast.
Cyclone 'Maha' is expected to weaken as a cyclonic storm from the severe cyclonic storm before its anticipated landfall on the Gujarat coast between Devbhumi-Dwarka district and Union Territory of Diu in the early hours of November 7, Met officials said on Monday.
Heavy rains have caused severe traffic disruptions at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. Several flights have been delayed while more rains affected normal life in Madhya Pradesh.
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