IMD issues severe heat wave warning for Mumbai, Raigad | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Severe heat wave warnings were issued for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad for March 14-15 by IMD Mumbai.
The IMD in a five-day forecast said that severe heatwave conditions were very likely in some parts on March 14-15 and on March 16 a yellow alert indicating heatwave conditions in isolated pockets is very likely. Conditions are likely to ease by March 17.
According to IMD, heatwave warnings are issued when the temperature of any coastal station reaches 37 degrees and the departure from normal is between 4.5 to 6.4 degrees. When both these conditions are met for a coastal station like Mumbai and when it persists for two days at more than one station then a heat wave is declared for that region. If departures exceed 6.5 then severe heat wave conditions are issued by the weather bureau.
“Due to the advection of warm and dry winds from north west India, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are very likely over parts of Konkan-Goa, including Mumbai during next 3 days. Due to the prevailing clear skies and low humidity values the temperatures are expected to rise and similar conditions are likely to prevail for next 2-3 days over the region,” said IMD.