Warm winter likely in store as temperatures increase
Maximum temperature rose to more than 32 degree Celsius
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-11-12 02:29 GMT
Hyderabad: Winter this year is turning out to be warmer with the maximum temperatures up by almost three degree Celsius when compared to the last two years.
While the maximum recorded temperatures in the first two weeks of November in 2012 and 2013 saw an average of 30 and 29 degree Celsius respectively, this year it rose to more than 32 degree Celsius. However, the minimum temperatures remained almost constant.
“The sudden chill experienced from the end of October is a result of cold northerly winds that blow down south bringing down the temperature. However, the pattern of temperature and setting on winter has been a normal phenomenon and is pretty constant. Due to the low pressures and the presence of different systems, the temperatures will not dip drastically.
They will only dip once there is no effect of systems. The lowest maximum temperature of peak winter season is usually calculated from the second week of Dec. to the first week of January,” said M. Narsimha Rao, Assistant Meteorologist, Meteorological Centre, Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, Three flights bound for the city were diverted to Benga-luru early on Tuesday morning due to heavy fog over the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad that reduced visibility significantly.
The Etihad flight from Abu Dabhi, Air Arabia flight from Sharjah and an Air India flight from Muscat, which were scheduled to land at about 3 am, were diverted.
Officials said that in the case of fog, the pilots make the decision considering the safety of the passengers. The flights landed in the city between 6 am and 8.30 am.