Year 33, No: - 15/2026-27/Fri.                                                                                       Time: 2.30 PM                                                                                                 Date- 22nd May, 2026

Weather during current week (From 16th May to 22nd May, 2026)

            Clear weather conditions were observed during the week. Maximum temperature ranged between 40.1°C and 44.8°C (weekly normal 40.1°C). Minimum temperature ranged between 26.0°C and 30.8°C (weekly normal 25.1°C). Relative humidity at 7.21 AM ranged between 43 and 66 percent and that at 2.21 PM ranged between 27 and 39 percent. The average bright sunshine hour during the week was 9.7 hours per day (weekly normal 7.6 hours). The average wind speed recorded was 6.6 km/h (normal 5.8 km/h). Mean evaporation rate during the period was 9.4 mm/day (weekly normal 9.1 mm/day). Wind during morning and evening was from different directions.

Weather based Agromet-Advisories (for the period ending on 27th May, 2026)

 Advisory based on advices received from the subject matter specialists of agromet-advisory committee:

• Keeping in view of heat wave in next days, farmers are advised for frequent irrigation in vegetables, nurseries of vegetables, fodder crops and orchards. Farmers are also advised to protect vegetables nurseries and orchards against hot winds by physical barrier.
• For green manure, sowing of dhaicha, senai etc may be done during this week. Seed rate for sanai is 60-70 kilogram and that of dhaicha is 50-60 kilogram per hectare. For adequate germination proper moisture should be maintained.
• Sowing of fodder crops (gwar, maize, bajra) may be done during this week. Adequate moisture should be maintained for maximum germination of seeds. Sowing should be done at a depth of 3-4 cm and at row to row spacing of 25-30 cm.
• Field preparation should be done for sowing of pigenpea and cotton in this week. Farmers are advised to procure good quality seeds from certified source. 
• Keeping in view of temperature, farmers are advised for harvesting of mature vegetables at morning and evening hours and keep harvested crops in shadow.
• After harvesting of mature okra, application of urea @ 5-10 kg/ acre should be done. Constant monitoring of crop against attack of mite is advised. If population is above ETL then, spraying of Ethion @ 1.5-2 ml/litre of water is advised. 
• To control shoot and fruit borer in brinjal and tomato crops, infested fruits and shoots should be collected and buried inside the soil. If pest population is high, spraying of Spinosad 48 EC @ 1 ml /4 litres of water is advised.
• After harvesting of rabi crops farmers are advised to test their soil from certified agencies and to do laser leveling in their field if required.

Members of Agro advisory Committee                         

Dr. Ananta Vashisth (Nodal Officer, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Subash N. Pillai (Head, Division of Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Deb Kumar Das (Principal Scientist, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Sachin Suresh Suroshe (Project coordinator, AICRP on Honeybee)

Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Principal Scientist, Agronomy)

Dr. A.K. Singh (Principal Scientist and Incharge, CATAT)

Dr. Gograj Singh Jat (Senior Scientist, Vegetable Science) 

Dr. Bishnu Maya (Senior Scientist, Plant Pathology)