IMD: Clear skies to blame for high temp

  • | Sunday | 7th October, 2018

The Met office attributed the unusual heat to the week-early withdrawal of the southwest monsoons and the clear sky. BHUBANESWAR: October, when the weather is usually at its most pleasant, has been surprisingly hot for residents of the state capital, with the humidity especially ringing in the discomfort. My six-year-old daughter has even gotten sunburned while playing outside," said Minakshi Mishra, a city homemaker. "The strangeness of rising temperatures in what should be autumn season is not lost on residents. "It feels like the middle of summer.

BHUBANESWAR: October, when the weather is usually at its most pleasant, has been surprisingly hot for residents of the state capital, with the humidity especially ringing in the discomfort. The Met office attributed the unusual heat to the week-early withdrawal of the southwest monsoons and the clear sky. Such a condition is likely to continue till October 8.Director of the Bhubaneswar IMD centre, H R Biswas, said, "Cyclonic circulation over the central Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a low pressure may trigger rain in most parts of the state from October 10."The strangeness of rising temperatures in what should be autumn season is not lost on residents. "It feels like the middle of summer. My six-year-old daughter has even gotten sunburned while playing outside," said Minakshi Mishra, a city homemaker.

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