Long warm spells this winter unusual, says IMD

While the earlier years witnessed warm spells for just two-three days, the maximum temperature has been continuing to hover around 30 degrees since the last week of November this year .

Medha Khole, deputy director general, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said the period of long warm spell “is not very usual”.

“Usually warm spells last for just two-three days but this year the spell has lasted more than seven days where the maximum temperatures are constantly around 30 degrees and minimum above 10 degrees,’’ said Khole.

Khole attributes the warm spells to the pronounced easterly waves which coupled with increased moisture and cloudiness causes a rise in temperatures. These features prevent the penetration of the northerlies or cold winds into central India, thus creating the warm spells.

With the presence of western disturbance, the Met department does not see the temperatures decreasing drastically in the next two days and said it would not dip below 10 degrees, though there could be a slight decrease in the maximum temperatures.

While November did see the temperatures going below 10 degrees, the Met department is yet to record a dip this month. Interestingly, the maximum temperatures have surged above 30 degrees only occasionally in the last few years. While the month’s highest maximum temperature recorded

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