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Nagpur/Mumbai: While
monsoon is set to enter Maharashtra by early next month, heat wave
continued to burn parts of the state with mercury levels going as
high as 47 degrees Celsius in Chandrapur district in Vidarbha
region.
"Chandrapur district recorded the highest maximum temperature of
47 degrees Celsius for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.
Neighbouring Brahmapuri taluka also recorded 47 degrees," a
weather official said.
While Nagpur and Wardha cities came close to 46 degrees Celsius,
Akola recorded a scorching 44 and Yavatmal and Amravati recorded
43 degree Celsius. The blazing heat wave only added to the woes of
crisis-ridden Vidarbha region.
"Weather will continue to be sunny in all the districts of
north-central Maharashtra and Marathwada. Partly cloudy weather is
expected in districts of Konkan, Goa and south-central Maharashtra
for the next 48 hours," the official at Met Office said.
Mumbai, however, maintained a maximum temperature between 33 and
35 degree Celsius and will continue to remain stable in the next
48 hours, with partly cloudy skies, said the official.
The weather bureau said that the monsoon is expected to hit the
city on time, providing the respite from the sweltering
combination of heat and humidity.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), there has
already been onset of the monsoon in southeast Bay of Bengal and
the Andaman Sea. In Kerala, the monsoon is expected to arrive on
June 1, and in Mumbai on June 10.
According to the IMD, the arrival of the monsoon was likely to
stick to the normal dates this year.
"The southwest monsoon for the country is likely to be about 90
percent to 110 percent normal this year," added the official.
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