Overview
- India’s weather office projects daytime temperatures roughly 4–7°C above normal through mid‑March, with isolated heatwave to severe‑heatwave pockets in Gujarat, Saurashtra & Kutch, north Konkan, West Rajasthan, Vidarbha and parts of Himachal Pradesh.
- Mumbai logged exceptional March readings — 40°C at Santacruz and 42.4°C at Ram Mandir — prompting upgraded city alerts and yellow advisories for nearby districts including Thane, Palghar and Raigad.
- The IMD expects scattered rain and snowfall across the western Himalayas into March 16 and says a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from March 14 with light precipitation in some plains.
- The UK Met Office has yellow wind warnings with gusts reaching 50–70 mph, a small chance to 80 mph in exposed northwest Scotland, and a markedly colder Friday bringing snow over higher ground and frost risk.
- Across the US Northeast after recent record warmth, forecasts call for falling temperatures with snow showers into Friday and a larger warm storm Monday featuring winds gusting 40+ mph and periods of heavy rain.