Friday 26 February 2021

MID-DAY
Time of Issue: 1215 hours IST
ALL INDIA WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN

Significant Weather Features

♦ Under the influence of a Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation over east Afghanistan & neighbourhood and an
induced cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan & adjoining West Rajasthan in lower tropospheric levels:
(i) Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/snowfall very likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan
& Muzaffarabad, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall over Himachal Pradesh during next 2 days and isolated to
scattered rainfall/snowfall likely over Uttarakhand during next 3 days.
(ii) Isolated thunderstorm/lighting and hail very likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad,
Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand during 26th-27th February.
♦ The temperatures are above normal by 4-6°C over most parts of Northwest India and adjoining parts of Central and East
India. It is likely to continue during next 3 days and then fall by 2-4°C subsequently.

Main Weather Observations

♦ Rain/Thundershowers observed (from 0830 hours IST of yesterday to 0830 hours IST of today): at many places over Jammu &
Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad and isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam & Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala & Mahe.
♦ Rainfall recorded (from 0830 hours IST of yesterday to 0830 hours IST of today) (1 cm or more): Wayanand and Idukki-3 cm each;
Kupwara & Punalur-1 cm each.
♦ Maximum Temperature Departures as on 25-02-2021: Maximum temperatures were markedly above normal (5.1°C or more) at
most places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, West
Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan and Jharkhand; at many places over Himachal Pradesh; at a few places over East Uttar Pradesh; at isolated
places over East Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh and Gangetic West Bengal; appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at many places
over Bihar, Odisha, West Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha; at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya and Gujarat state; above normal
(1.6°C to 3.0°C) at most places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Chhattisgarh; at a few places over
Marathwada, Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan & Goa; at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Telangana,
Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. They were below normal (-1.6°C to -3.0°C) at isolated places
over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and near normal over rest parts of the country. Yesterday, the highest maximum temperature of
39.4°C was reported at Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) over the country.
♦ Minimum Temperature Departures as on 26-02-2021: Minimum temperatures are markedly above normal (5.1°C or more) at a few
places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad and West Rajasthan; at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh
and East Rajasthan; appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at most places over Punjab; at many places over West Uttar Pradesh,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Marathwada; at a few places over Madhya
Maharashtra; at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat
state, Coastal Karnataka and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at many places over Bihar; at a few places over
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Konkan & Goa and Kerala & Mahe; at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal,
Odisha and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. They are below normal (-1.6°C to -3.0°C) at many places over South Interior Karnataka;
at a few places over Telangana and Rayalaseema; at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and near normal over rest
parts of the country. The lowest minimum temperature of 11.4°C reported at Rewa (East Madhya Pradesh) over the plains of the
country.

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Meteorological Analysis (Based on 0830 hours IST)
♦ The Western Disturbance now seen as a cyclonic circulation over east Afghanistan & neighbourhood
persists and now seen between 3.1 & 3.6 km above mean sea level.
♦ The induced cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan & neighbourhood now lies over north Pakistan
& adjoining West Rajasthan and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level.
♦ The cyclonic circulation over Southeast Arabian Sea between 3.1 km & 4.5 km above mean sea level
persists.
♦ The cyclonic circulation over Comorin area & neighbourhood now lies over Lakshadweep-Maldives
area at 1.5 km above mean sea level.
♦ A cyclonic circulation lies over Bangladesh at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
♦ A cyclonic circulation lies over Southwest Bay of Bengal off north Srilanka coast at 1.5 km above
mean sea level.
♦ The cyclonic circulation over Madhya Maharashtra & neighbourhood at 0.9 km above mean sea level
has become less marked.
Weather Forecast for next 5 days * upto 0830 hours IST of 03rd March, 2021
♦ Meteorological sub-division wise detailed 5 days precipitation forecast is given in Table-1.
♦ No significant change in minimum temperature over most parts of Northwest and Central India during
next 3 days and fall by 2-4°C thereafter.
♦ No significant change in minimum temperature over most parts of West India during next 2 days and
fall by 2-3°C thereafter.
♦ No significant change in minimum temperature over rest parts of the country during next 4-5 days.
♦ Shallow to Moderate Fog likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Northeast India in the morning hours
of 27th February, 2021.
Weather Outlook for subsequent 2 days from03rd March, 2021 to 05th March, 2021
♦ Under the influence of a fresh Western Disturbance, isolated to scattered rainfall/snowfall activity
likely over Western Himalayan region. Isolated to scattered rainfall/thunderstorm likely over parts of
Northeast India and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
♦ Weather likely to be dry over rest parts of the country.

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Weather Warning during next 5 days *
26 February (Day 1): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & hail very likely at isolated places
over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
and with lightning at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura,
Assam & Meghalaya and Kerala & Mahe.
27 February (Day 2): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & hail very likely at isolated places
over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
and with lightning at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.
28 February (Day 3): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning very likely at isolated places over Arunachal
Pradesh.
01 March (Day 4): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.
02 March (Day 5): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.

Kindly download MAUSAM APP for location specific forecast & warning, MEGHDOOT APP
for Agromet advisory and DAMINI APP for Lightning Warning & visit state MC/RMC websites
for district wise warning.

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 Table-1

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 Fig. 1: Accumulated Rainfall (mm) during past 24 hours

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 Fig. 2: Maximum Temperature during past 24 hours

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 Fig. 3: Minimum Temperature during past 24 hours

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Fig. 4 : Departure from Normal of Maximum Temperatures

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Fig. 5 : Departure from Normal of Minimum Temperatures

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 Friday 26 February 2021

26 February (Day 1): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & hail very likely at isolated places
over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
and with lightning at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura,
Assam & Meghalaya and Kerala & Mahe.

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Forecast and Warning for any day is valid from 0830 hours IST of day till 0830 hours IST of next day 
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 Saturday 27 February 2021

27 February (Day 2): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & hail very likely at isolated places
over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
and with lightning at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.

* Red color warning does not mean "Red Alert" Red color warning means "Take Action". 
Forecast and Warning for any day is valid from 0830 hours IST of day till 0830 hours IST of next day 
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 Sunday 28 February 2021

28 February (Day 3): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning very likely at isolated places over Arunachal
Pradesh.

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Forecast and Warning for any day is valid from 0830 hours IST of day till 0830 hours IST of next day 
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 Monday 01 March 2021

01 March (Day 4): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.

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Forecast and Warning for any day is valid from 0830 hours IST of day till 0830 hours IST of next day 
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 Tuesday 02 March 2021

02 March (Day 5): ♦ Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.

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 * Red color warning does not mean "Red Alert" Red color warning means "Take Action". 
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 * Red color warning does not mean "Red Alert" Red color warning means "Take Action". 
Forecast and Warning for any day is valid from 0830 hours IST of day till 0830 hours IST of next day 
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