Eastern India may experience heat wave in May, says IMD

Parts of eastern India including Bihar Jharkhand and Odisha are likely to face abovenormal temperatures in May with a likelihood of heat wave conditions on some days the weather office has saidHowever parts of northwest and westcentral India may experience warmer nights and belownormal temperatures during the day the India Meteorological Department said in the monthly outlook for temperature and rainfall for MayIt said normal to abovenormal rainfall is expected in the northwest and west central parts of the country in May including in Punjab Haryana Rajasthan and parts of western Uttar Pradesh Large swathes of the northeastern region Kerala Andhra Pradesh and south Karnataka are expected to witness belownormal rainsAccording to the weather office the average rainfall in May is likely to be 91109 per cent of the Long Period Average of 614 mmAbovenormal heat wave days are expected over most parts of Bihar Jharkhand Odisha Gangetic West Bengal east Uttar Pradesh coastal Andhra Pradesh and some parts of North Chhattisgarh east Madhya Pradesh Telangana and coastal Gujarat during May IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said hereHe said the neutral El Nino prevalent over the equatorial Pacific region is expected to continue through May with a majority of weather models indicating the region beginning to warm up during the monsoon seasonAlso Read Uttar Pradesh Farmer dies 2 injured in lightning strikeEl Nino or warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean is said to have an impact on monsoon rains in India However other factors such as the sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean known as the Indian Ocean Dipole are also known to influence the weatherMohapatra said the neutral IOD conditions prevailing over the Indian Ocean are likely to turn positive during the upcoming season He said positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions are known to favour the Indian monsoon and help temper the impact of El NinoEarlier this month the IMD forecast a normal monsoon season with 96 per cent rainfall of the Long Period Average of 87 cm rainfall The weather office is expected to update its forecast towards the end of MayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever