Month of February is also known for some hailstorm activity over North India, parts of Maharashtra and Odisha. Only solace drawn from dry weather spell is that the adverse and damaging weather on account of hailstorm has been best avoided this season.
Excess temperatures over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and neighbourhood may find small respite for the next few days. Above normal mercury levels smashed these parts with temperatures as high as 8-10 degree above the normal.
Weather activity will remain confined to the hills between 25th and 27th Feb. Formation of an induced cyclonic circulation over parts of Punjab and Rajasthan will reinforce the activity.
Once again, around February 25 another system is expected but this spell will be seen over the hills. With the appearance of the system and the change in the wind pattern, temperatures will once again increase over the plains of North India.
An extreme heat at this stage of wheat crop is construed as detrimental. Decent rate of grain filling is very essential for better yield and productivity. Partial cloud cover is expected over parts of Punjab and Haryana, North Rajasthan and Delhi from 19th Feb onward.