The residents of Delhi and North India are witnessing an increase in temperatures which is quite unusual for this time of the year. This weather phenomenon can be blamed on the absence of Northwesterly Winds.
“Normally, six western disturbances impact the northern plains in January and February and about four to five in March. The northwesterly winds bring pleasant springtime weather as we head to summer. That hasn’t happened this year,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, head of regional weather forecasting centre, IMD.
“Only one WD each impacted the NW plains in January and February each. The rest of the WDs impacted only the upper reaches of the Western Himalayas. Warm south-westerly winds have been blowing,” he further stated.
Srivastava added that there might be a slight relief in maximum temperatures starting from Sunday (February 28) to the middle of this week but then it will heat up even more.
“It may result in a 2-3 degree Celcius drop in maximum…