Anti-cyclone behind heat wave

An anti-cyclone in Bay of Bengal, coupled with high temperatures in central India, is leading to a heatwave in eastern parts of the country where mercury has shot up over 40 degrees Celsius. Talking to media, Director General of IMD, Laxman Singh Rathore said due to the anti-cyclone, the sea breeze that helps in cooling the temperatures is not flowing. As per IMD data, several places in Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have recorded temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius. Met department has forecast heatwave conditions tomorrow at a few places over Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, at isolated places over Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and north interior Karnataka. However, heavy rains have been forecast in some parts of the northeast tomorrow.