The Akola town in Vidarbha region experienced most severe heat on Wednesday with mercury touching a maximum of 40 degree Celsius, even as the temperatures in at least a dozen districts of Maharashtra ranged nearly high 39 to 40 degrees C.
While Akola in Vidarbha region recorded the highest temperature, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon and Malegaon towns in north Maharashtra registered temperature of 40 degree Celsius.
The western Maharashtra towns of Kolhapur and Solapur recorded a temperature of 39 degree Celsius, while mercury touched 38 degrees C in Sangli, Satara and Pune towns which are also in western Maharashtra.
The Marathwada towns of Aurangabad, Nanded and Parbhani recorded 39 degree Celsius plus. In Vidarbha, Akola and Brahmapuri recorded over 41 degree Celsius, followed by Chandrapur town which recorded 40 degree Celsius. The Wardha and Yavatmal towns recorded 39 degree Celsius while the winter capital of Nagpur registered a temperature of 38 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, the Island city recorded a maximum of 33.2 degree Celsius ,while the city suburbs recorded 34.8 degree Celsius. The relative humidity in south Mumbai and suburbs stood at 87 per cent and 79 per cent, forcing the Mumbaikars to sweat profusely all through the day.
The Regional Meteorological Observatory of IMD-Mumbai forecast has forecast "rains or thundershowers at isolated places in south Madhya Maharashtra and Marthwada".
According to Skymet Weather, Vidarbha is likely to witness be a drop in temperature giving respite to people. This drop in the temperature profile is being attributed to a trough which is extending from Madhya Pradesh to interior Tamil Nadu across Vidarbha and South Madhya Maharashtra.
On account of the prevailing weather conditions, Maharashtra expect rains to continue at a few parts of Vidarbha over the districts like Nagpur, Akola, Amravati, Chandrapur, Buldhana, and Gondia for the next 24 hours. This would further result in a drop in the temperatures.
"However, the coastal Konkan region will remain dry while, isolated parts of Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada may witness some isolated showers," the Skymet weather report said.