“Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to prevail over plains of northwest India and central India during many days of the week,’ the MeT Department said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of an intense heatwave in Delhi and several other parts of North India over the next few days, with daily temperatures rising by 3 to 5 degrees.
The IMD forecast released on Sunday said that a ‘hot spell’ will prevail in the plain areas in North and North-Western India for the entire week.
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“Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to prevail over plains of northwest India and central India during many days of the week,’ the MeT Department said.
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Delhi and the National Capital Region have already been reeling under an intense heatwave with mercury rising above normal.
On Saturday, Delhi’s Safdarjung recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees above normal.
The temperature is likely to rise gradually for the entire week in many parts of North-West India, including Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana.
“Gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 3-5 degrees Celsius likely over many parts of Northwest India till May 21 and no significant change during May 22-23,” said the IMD on the weather outlook for the next week.
The weather department further said that heat wave conditions are likely to prevail over Rajasthan from May 17 to May 23, while regions of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi are expected to see a spike in temperature from May 18 to May 23, and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are likely to face a heatwave from May 17 to May 21.
Parts of Uttar Pradesh are likely to face a moderate to severe heatwave during the next week, while in the southern part, Telangana will also face the brunt of the heat.
The IMD has also forecast moderate rains combined with gusty winds and hailstorms in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of West India on May 17 and 18.
Several states in the North-East, including Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, are likely to face rainfall on May 18 along with lightning and thunderstorms, while heavy rainfall is likely in Arunachal Pradesh around the same period.
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