The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Friday that prevailing heatwave conditions over Northwest, Central, and East India are likely to gradually abate over the next 2-3 days.
Since March 1, 2024, at least 56 people have died due to heat strokes, with 46 fatalities occurring in May alone. Severe heatwave conditions persisted across central, eastern, and northern India, including Delhi, leading to scorching temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius in many areas.
For today, the IMD forecasted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in various regions including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
Delhi is expected to experience a generally cloudy sky with isolated heatwave conditions. Thunderstorms/dust storms accompanied by very light rain and gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) are forecasted for today.
Over the next 2-3 days, IMD predicts a gradual fall in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C over Northwest and Central India, and by 3-4°C over East India. However, no significant change is expected thereafter.
The Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of the northeast Bay of Bengal, northwest Bay of Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Additionally, on Thursday, the Southwest Monsoon set in over Kerala, one day earlier than scheduled, and advanced into most parts of Northeast India.
