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Informist, Monday, Mar. 2, 2026

 

MUMBAI – Hot and humid conditions are expected to prevail over parts of Konkan and Goa on Wednesday and Thursday and over Gujarat from Wednesday to Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department. A warning for hot and humid weather is given when maximum temperatures remain 3 degrees Celsius above normal, along with the above-normal relative humidity.

 

Maximum temperatures over northwest India are expected to gradually rise by 2–4 degrees Celsius in the next five days, the weather department said. As such, maximum temperatures over many parts of northwest India are likely to be "appreciably to markedly" above normal by 4–6 degrees Celsius in the next seven days, the department said.

 

In central India, maximum temperatures are likely to gradually rise by 2–4 degrees Celsius in the next five days, the weather bureau said. No significant change is likely in the region in the next two days, except in Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha, where it is likely to rise by 2–3 degrees Celsius in the next three days, the bureau said.

 

In Maharashtra, the maximum temperature is expected to gradually rise by 2–4 degrees Celsius in the next four days, the weather bureau said. In Gujarat, the maximum temperature is likely to gradually rise by 3–5 degrees Celsius in the next three days, the bureau said. 

 

No significant change in maximum temperatures is likely over the rest of the country, the weather department said.

 

Currently, an upper cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Bangladesh and adjoining Meghalaya. A trough runs from this weather system across Meghalaya to Vidarbha. Another upper air cyclonic circulation lies over central Assam and its neighbourhood. Under the influence of these weather systems, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is likely over parts of Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh till Tuesday, the weather department said.

 

A fresh western disturbance is expected to affect the western Himalayan region from Wednesday, the weather bureau said. This weather system is likely to cause light rainfall or snowfall over parts of Jammu and Kashmir from Wednesday to Sunday, over Himachal Pradesh on Saturday and Sunday, and over Uttarakhand on Sunday, the bureau said.

 

Dense fog conditions are expected during the early hours in parts of Sikkim till Tuesday, the weather department said.  End

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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