Severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ is very likely to intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours
Cyclone “Biparjoy,” which is now a very severe cyclonic storm, is expected to move nearly northwards and further intensSevere cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ is very likely to intensify into an extremely in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said.
It is likely to further intensify into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm” in the next 12 hours, but it may not hit Gujarat, IMD said in its latest bulletin.
As of Saturday morning, the severe cyclonic storm was placed about 700 km west-northwest of Goa and 620 km west-southwest of Mumbai.
From here, it will intensify further and move north-northeastwards and then gradually north-northwestwards during the subsequent three days.
Mumbai recorded its hottest June day in nearly 10 years as hope of rainfall waned. The city reportedly saw a temperature of 38.5°C on Saturday with IMD officials citing southerly winds for the spike. The last time a similar day temperature was reported during the month of June was in the year 2014 (38°C).
The Met department had forecast rain for the coastal city as Cyclone Biparjoy barrels towards the coast. However Mumbai is yet to receive much relief from the extreme temperatures.
The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ is very likely to intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours. As per the latest forecast, the storm lay centred some 620 km west-southwest of Mumbai at 2:30 pm today.
