Why this year the heat in March is feeling like that of May - IMD has already warned that this year the summer heat is likely to be more than previous years, meaning the summers will be warmer this year around.
Heat wave alert: IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, temperatures to rise up to 3 degrees - IMD has forecast the maximum temperature in Mumbai to be around 40 degrees Celsius in the next two days. It has issued Yellow Alert for Wednesday.
Weather alert: IMD predicts heat wave in some parts of country for next 2-3 days - IMD predicts, March 15 there will be heat wave in Saurashtra, Kutch and some parts of Konkan. Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat will also face heat waves.
The state of Gujarat is the hottest part of West India during the transition period between mid-Feb and mid-March. Count down of 1st summer start for Gujarat from 2nd half of February.
the night temperatures are expected to drop by 3-4°C, except for the coastal stations. Minimum temperature may dip to about 13-14°C over Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Baroda, Deesa, Idar, Patan, Mehsana, Palanpur, Rajkot and Surendranagar.