According to the Indian Meteorological Department, temperatures have significantly shifted across various regions of India. As the mercury climbs across several regions, a mixed pattern of temperature changes is being observed across the country.
Temperature Forecast:
Northwest India: Maximum temperatures are expected to drop gradually by 2–3°C over the next 2–3 days, followed by a gradual increase of 2–3°C over the following 4 days. No major temperature change is expected in Uttar Pradesh over the next 24 hours, but a gradual rise of 2–4°C is likely in the next 5 days.
Temperatures are expected to remain stable over the next 24 hours in Eastern India, followed by a gradual increase of 4–5°C over the next 4 days. A gradual decline in temperatures by 1–3°C is likely over the next 3 days in Gujarat, with a subsequent rise of 2–3°C over the following 4 days. Temperatures are expected to rise gradually by 2–3°C over the next 4–5 days in Maharashtra. Heatwave is likely to be seen in Eastern Rajasthan.
According to IMD bulletin, “Minimum Temperature Departures (as oo 19-04-2025) are markedly above normal (5.1°C or more) at isolated places over Haryana; appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at a few places over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab; at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Rajasthan, Madhya Maharashtra; above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at many places over Vidarbha, Marathwada; at a few places over Delhi, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Gujarat state; at isolated places over Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Assam & Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Chhattisgarh. These0020are below normal (-1.6°C to -3.0°C) at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and normal over rest parts of the country (Fig. 4). Today, the lowest minimum temperature of 18.0°C is reported at Barabanki (East Uttar Pradesh) over the plains of the country.”
The release mentions, “Maximum Temperature Departures (as of 19-04-2025) are markedly above normal (5.1°C or more) at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya; appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi; above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at most places over Marathwada; at many places over Vidarbha; at a few places over West Rajasthan; at isolated places over Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. These are markedly below normal (-5.1°C or less) at isolated places over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal; below normal (-3.0°C to-1.6°C) at many places over Jharkhand; at a few places over East Uttar Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands; at isolated places over West Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and normal over rest parts of the country (Fig. 2). Today, the highest maximum temperature of 44.7°C was reported at Nagpur(Sonegaon) (Vidarbha) over the country.”
