The India Meteorological Department(IMD) has forecast a hotter summer than usual and more heatwave days in Andhra Pradesh due to the El Nino effect.
“The phenomenon may become weak and neutral towards the beginning of the monsoon, but until then its impact will be felt. The State is likely to witness above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures in summer. But its impact will wane during the monsoon,” said IMD Amaravati Director S. Stella.
She said while it cannot be predicted as of now the highest point the temperatures would reach in the State, all places may see a deviation of 4 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius from the normal. “We may continue to see 45 degrees Celsius till the first week of June at many places in the State,” Ms. Stella said.
