Thursday is not the first day this week of elevated fire concerns and it likely will not be the last. All of the key ingredients needed for rapid fire growth are present in our forecast.
Observed at 14:30, Wednesday 23 October BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30) unless otherwise stated.
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