Nashik: On Monday, Nashik The city was the coldest in the state with a minimum temperature of 7.3 degrees Celsius. 9 degree Celsius was recorded after Jalgaon Malegaon Top three coldest cities Maharashtra With 10.2 °C.
Apart from this, the lowest temperature of the season was also recorded in Nashik city. The previous minimum temperature of this season was 8.4 degrees Celsius on 22 December. The minimum temperature in Nashik city dropped by 7.5 degrees to 7.3 degrees Celsius on Monday from 14.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Niphad, a major grape growing area of the district, recorded a minimum temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius.
Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather forecasting department of IMD, Pune, said that the sky was clear with low humidity. Apart from this, due to snowfall, severe cold wave conditions are prevailing over North India. These are due to the drop in minimum temperatures over Nashik city and North Maharashtra. Kashyapi said that the minimum temperature may drop further on Tuesday and the cold weather may continue for the next two days.
According to the meteorological station at the Mahatma’s Agricultural Research Center in Rahuri Phule Agricultural School (MPKV) In Niphad, the minimum temperature here had earlier dipped to 6.5 degree Celsius on December 22, 2020.
“Rain is good for crops, but falling temperatures are not good – especially for grapes,” Kashyapi said.
Currently, the vineyards are getting ready for harvest. If the temperature drops below 6 degrees Celsius, the growth of fruits may be affected and they may break, said Kailas Bhonsle, senior functionary of the Maharashtra State Draksh Bagayatdar. Sangh (MRDBS), an association of grape growers.
Bhosale further grape farmers are taking measures like watering the vineyards by drip method early in the morning to maintain the temperature. Some farmers are also following the old traditional method of making bonfires in the vineyards.
Apart from this, the lowest temperature of the season was also recorded in Nashik city. The previous minimum temperature of this season was 8.4 degrees Celsius on 22 December. The minimum temperature in Nashik city dropped by 7.5 degrees to 7.3 degrees Celsius on Monday from 14.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Niphad, a major grape growing area of the district, recorded a minimum temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius.
Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather forecasting department of IMD, Pune, said that the sky was clear with low humidity. Apart from this, due to snowfall, severe cold wave conditions are prevailing over North India. These are due to the drop in minimum temperatures over Nashik city and North Maharashtra. Kashyapi said that the minimum temperature may drop further on Tuesday and the cold weather may continue for the next two days.
According to the meteorological station at the Mahatma’s Agricultural Research Center in Rahuri Phule Agricultural School (MPKV) In Niphad, the minimum temperature here had earlier dipped to 6.5 degree Celsius on December 22, 2020.
“Rain is good for crops, but falling temperatures are not good – especially for grapes,” Kashyapi said.
Currently, the vineyards are getting ready for harvest. If the temperature drops below 6 degrees Celsius, the growth of fruits may be affected and they may break, said Kailas Bhonsle, senior functionary of the Maharashtra State Draksh Bagayatdar. Sangh (MRDBS), an association of grape growers.
Bhosale further grape farmers are taking measures like watering the vineyards by drip method early in the morning to maintain the temperature. Some farmers are also following the old traditional method of making bonfires in the vineyards.
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