GUWAHATI: Temperatures in the Northeast have shot up to uncomfortable levels with a low pressure area formation over north-western Bay of Bengal cutting off moisture and disrupting rainfall activity.
Sources in the Regional Meteorological Centre at Borjhar here however inform that the discomfort caused by the weather condition would not be persistent over the next few days and that the mercury levels would gradually decrease in the next few days.
“Temperatures will come down after 48 hours with some rainfall activity expected in the Northeast. As of today, we have had a cloudless, clear sky and temperatures have risen as the easterly and northeasterly winds are not carrying any moisture from Bay of Bengal,” Sunit Das, scientist at RMC, told The Shillong Times on Thursday evening.
“But of course, there is local moisture at isolated places in the Northeast causing rainfall/thunderstorm activity in Shillong, south Mizoram and Kamrup (rural). However, places like Silchar, which recorded the highest July maximum temperature (39.8 degrees) in several years, Itanagar (38.8 degrees), Lengpui (35.5 degrees) and even, Sohra (29.6) have been dry on Thursday,” Das said.
It may be mentioned that Guwahati had recorded the highest July temperature (38.4 degrees) on July 18, 2017.
Office goers and people engaged in outdoor activities here had a torrid time on Thursday afternoon as the mercury climbed and humidity levels remained fairly high even as juice, ice cream and mineral water/aerated drink sellers had a field day.
“Thank God for summer vacation, else school children would have found it very hard to cope with the scorching heat. With places like Shillong and Sohra also experiencing higher temperatures these days, the short-distance weekend summer getaways are limited these days,” said a parent here.
