AP reels under heatwave as rains delayed
VISAKHAPATNAM: The much-awaited southwest monsoon rains will be delayed for a week due to the dry winds prevailing on the earth across the coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The existing trough from Odisha to south Tamil Nadu through Coastal Andhra Pradesh concentrated Wednesday, and is creating clouds. The IMD scientists said that though it is a good sign, there will be no impact of the trough on rains.
As there are no favourable climatic conditions in the Bay of Bengal, the southwest monsoon, which has already spread across the state has not yet been activated. As a result, the heatwave is continuing in coastal Andhra Pradesh, with the temperatures at various places reaching 40 degrees Celsius and above. However, they are likely to come down in north coastal Andhra over the next two days due to the trough.
'This is one of the worst climatic conditions in my two-and-half decades of experience. The wind position is also changing frequently and we are unable to calculate the weather due to the differences in all corners.
The temperatures have come down in Odisha and cool climate was registered Wednesday. However, heatwave conditions will prevail in Andhra Pradesh in the next 48 hours. There will be a little different picture in the north coastal region due to the trough from Odisha and south Tamil Nadu,' a senior scientist of IMD said.
Meanwhile, the sunstroke deaths are increasing at various places in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts during the past three days.
According to sources, 23 sunstroke death cases were reported in north Andhra, of which 14 were recorded in Visakhapatnam. As there is no upper air circulation, north Andhra region is experiencing severe suffocation. People are having a horrible time even at nights as the ground is not cooling.
As for the high temperatures being recorded as early as 6 am, the IMD scientists said that though the ground is getting cool late in the nights, the dry winds are clearing the clouds, resulting in scorching heat early from dawn itself.
News Posted: 26 June, 2014
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