Rajasthan Logs This Year’s Highest Temperature At 49.4°C, IMD Predicts Heatwave Relief From This Date

Rajasthan faces severe heatwaves, with Sri Ganganagar hitting 49.4°C, India's highest this year. Similar conditions persist in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

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The Indian Meteorological Department forecast that heat waves, severe heat waves, and warm night conditions will likely continue for the next 2-3 days, especially in parts of western and northern Rajasthan. According to the weather body, the maximum temperature reported over Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan was 49.4 degrees Celsius on Friday. This is the the season’s highest maximum temperature reported by any station for the year 2025 over India.

The maximum temperature after Sriganganagar was followed by Churu and Jaisalmer, which recored 47.6 degrees Celsius and 46.9 degrees Celsius respectively.

In Uttar Pradesh, the maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Banda. In Punjab’s Bhatinda, 46 degrees Celsius was recorded today.

Speaking to ANI, Radhey Shyam Sharma, Director of the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, said, "In the last 24 hours, the temperature has increased by 1-2°C in many parts of the state. Heat waves, severe heat waves, and warm night conditions will likely continue for the next 2-3 days, especially in parts of western and northern Rajasthan. The highest maximum temperature reported in Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) is 47.8 degrees Celsius."

"After the next 24 to 48 hours, pre-monsoon activities will begin in some parts of the state. The monsoon activity has already increased in the last 2 days. In the coming days, conditions are favourable for the monsoon to progress in some parts of eastern and central India. We will see in Rajasthan as well. So, from June 15 to pre-monsoon activities in some parts of East Rajasthan. There will be a rise, and the temperature will drop by 2-4°C," he added as quoted by news agency ANI.

The weather body also said that after days of intense heat, a gradual respite in heatwave conditions is likely over Northwest India beginning June 14. 

The heatwave conditions also prevailed in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and isolated pockets of East Rajasthan, South Uttar Pradesh, and Northwest Madhya Pradesh.In its forecast for the maximum temperature, the IMD said that there was no significant change likely over Northwest and Central India during the next three days and predicted a gradual fall by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius thereafter.

On June 10, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh issued orange alerts. Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli, and Dholpur issued yellow warnings.