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In a sigh of momentary relief, the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Saturday informed that a Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from the night of 12 April.
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Maximum temperatures are very likely to fall by 2-3°C over most parts of Northwest India during 11th-13th April, IMD said.
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Intensity and distribution of the heat wave conditions over the plains of Northwest India is very likely to reduce during 11 -13 April.
See IMD twitter Update here
A fresh Western Disturbance likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from the night of 12th April, 2022. Under its influence, maximum temperatures are very likely to fall by 2-3°C over most parts of Northwest India during 11th-13th April. 1/14 pic.twitter.com/C4PHVD46PI
— . (@Indiametdept) April 9, 2022
Fall in Maximum Temperature
A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region (WHR) from the night of 12th April. Under its influence:
-Light to moderate rainfall is likely over Western Himalayan Region on 12 and 13 April.
-Dust raising winds (20-30 kmph) likely over Rajasthan during 11- 12 April. Strong surface winds (25-35 kmph) likely over southwest Uttar Pradesh on 10- 11 April.
Rainfall prediction
In an elaborate prediction, IMD said that under the influence of strong southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal to northeastern States at lower tropospheric levels:
– Widespread rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning is very likely to occur over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya and isolated/scattered rainfall over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next 5 days.
-Heavy rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh on 10,13 April; over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim on 9 and 10 April, over Assam-Meghalaya on 9 and12 April.
-Very heavy rainfall is also very likely over Assam-Meghalaya on 10 and 11 April.
For southern India, IMD said that under the influence of trough/wind discontinuity over south Peninsular India
-Very heavy rainfall is likely to occur over south Kerala on 9 April and heavy rainfall 10 April.
-The ghat areas of Tamil Nadu will also receive heavy rainfall on 9 and 10 April
-Squally Weather (speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) very likely over Gulf of Mannar, Comorin area, Southwest Bay of Bengal on 09th & 10th; Southeast Arabian Sea and along & off Kerala coast on 09th April.
IMD has warned fishermen not to venture into these areas