UP Weather: Kanpur, Bundelkhand Experience Severe Heatwave As Heat Dome Effect Pushes Temperature To 44°C | Forecast

Even in the third week of May, both Kanpur and Bundelkhand are suffering from intense heat. The maximum temperature of Kanpur on Tuesday was recorded as 44 degrees Celsius, which is 3.8 degrees Celsius higher than the average. Hot winds and strong sunlight caused great discomfort among the people.

The weather department states that the maximum temperature of the day is expected to be around 47 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature recorded was 26.4 degrees Celsius, and the day will not bring any relief from the heat at night.

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As per meteorologist Dr SN Sunil Pandey, the prevailing heat wave is not just an ordinary phenomenon; it has various scientific and geographic reasons behind it, which is called the 'Heat Dome Effect', due to which the whole region is becoming a furnace. In present times, there is a powerful high-pressure zone formed over Northern India, which is functioning as a 'heat dome (high pressure)', because it does not allow the warm air to rise up, and heat is trapped near the surface level, due to which temperature is steadily increasing. That is why, even the temperature at night is getting warmer, just like during the day.

Dr Pandey says that the day and night of Kanpur and Bundelkhand are far from the sea and are not affected by sea breeze. The dry land heats faster than usual and releases the heat for a long time. Rocky cliffs of Bundelkhand, having dry land with low moisture, have started absorbing the sun's heat quickly.

The process of natural cooling is also affected due to a lack of moisture in the soil. At the same time, the high temperature has become even more uncomfortable due to the hot westerlies blowing from Rajasthan and the Thar Desert of Pakistan. He also said that the maximum wind speed was recorded at 13.9 km/h.

He said that pre-monsoon showers were also affected due to the El Nino effect and less westerlies. While, due to expanding cement and shrinking of green spaces in the industrial city of Kanpur, the phenomenon of 'urban heat island' is increasing rapidly, roads and buildings absorb heat during the day, but are still releasing the heat at night, and there is a heat wave around for 24 hours.

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