PANAJI: The India meteorological department (IMD) has forecast light rain/thunderstorms accompanied with lightning at isolated places over Goa for three to four days starting from March 21.
Scientists say that this is being caused because of a trough running from coastal Karnataka to central Maharashtra, across Goa at 1.5km height above mean sea level.
“The system is persisting and is brining moisture. It will continue for a few days,” IMD scientist, Rahul M said.
IMD, in its initial summer forecast for March-May, said that the day temperatures are likely to be above normal in various parts of India.
IMD Goa said that there is possibility of slight increase in day time maximum temperature from present values over Goa by around one degree on March 24 and 25, but no indication of a heat wave.
“With present observations, we cannot say that Goa is going to experience a heat wave. The average maximum temperature of March, April and May this year will be around 0.25 degrees higher than its normal value. There has been no heatwave forecast for Goa for at least the coming five days,” Rahul said.