Winter to be warmer this year, says climate outlook forum - IndiaTimes
Winter to be warmer this year, says climate outlook forum | India News - Times of India
PUNE: A warmer-than-normal winter till December is likely across most parts of India, the recent South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) outlook for October to December 2023 has indicated.
The outlook showed the highest probabilities of maximum and minimum temperatures being above normal over most parts of South Asia, including India.
The highest probabilities of above-normal night temperatures are likely over parts of west coast, central, northwest and northeast India, and peninsular India.
According to the SASCOF outlook, above-normal day temperatures are also likely across most parts of India, barring some northeastern states and some parts of extreme north India. Parts of northwest, central, east and south India have highest probabilities of experiencing above-normal day temperatures during winter till December this year.
An IMD official told TOI, "In most of October too, barring parts of northwest India, temperatures have shown above-normal trends. This is mainly attributable to El Nino along with the global warming signature. Hence, in November & December this year too, most parts of India could witness normal-to-above-normal winter temperatures - except parts of extreme north India, where there could be an impact of western disturbance activity. Parts of central India could also witness warmer day temperatures due to dry weather conditions during the season and clear skies. Owing to the impact of El Nino, we could see higher-than-normal day and night temperatures till December in parts of India."
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