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Informist, Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026

 

MUMBAI – Under the influence of multiple weather systems, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is likely over parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from Sunday to Wednesday, over Odisha on Sunday and Monday, over Gangetic West Bengal on Monday, and Bihar on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said. Similar weather conditions are expected over most parts of northeast India from Sunday to Wednesday, the weather department said.

 

Currently, an upper air cyclonic circulation lies over north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, while a trough runs from the central parts of north Uttar Pradesh to the above-mentioned weather system. Another upper cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Bangladesh, while a third such system lies over south Assam, the weather department said. 

 

A fresh western disturbance acting as a trough runs to the northwest of the country, the weather bureau said. This is likely to cause light rainfall or snowfall over parts of Jammu and Kashmir till Wednesday, over Himachal Pradesh from Saturday to Wednesday, and over Uttarakhand from Sunday to Wednesday, the bureau said.

 

The weather department has warned about hot and humid conditions in parts of coastal Gujarat till Friday and over Konkan on Friday and Saturday. An alert for hot and humid weather is given when maximum temperatures remain 3 degrees Celsius above normal, along with the above-normal relative humidity.

 

No significant change in maximum temperatures is likely over the western Himalayan region in the next two days, after which they are expected to fall by 4–6 degrees Celsius in the subsequent five days, the weather bureau said. Maximum temperatures over the plains of northwest India and adjoining central India are likely to rise by 2–3 degrees Celsius in the next four days, the bureau said. As such, the maximum temperature over northwest India is expected to remain above normal by 4–6 degrees Celsius, while those over central India are likely to be above normal by 3–5 degrees Celsius during most days of the week, it said.

 

No major change in the maximum temperature is expected over interior Maharashtra in the next 24 hours, and thereafter a gradual rise by 2–3 degrees Celsius is seen in the subsequent five days, the weather department said. No significant change in the maximum temperature over Gujarat is expected in the next 24 hours, after which a gradual fall by 2–3 degrees Celsius is likely in the subsequent two days, followed by a gradual rise in the same range, the department said.

 

No significant change in maximum temperatures is likely over Konkan and Goa in the next 24 hours, after which a gradual fall by 2–3 degrees is expected in the subsequent three days, the weather bureau said. This is likely to be followed by a gradual rise in maximum temperature by 2 degrees Celsius, the bureau said. 

 

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

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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