India Meterological department has predicted heatwave conditions over East India till May 5 and over south Peninsular India till May 6, after which they will gradually subside. Besides this IMD has also forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied with gusty winds and thunderstorms over northeastern India till May 6.


Amidst this, IMD has forecasted that there will be no heatwave in Delhi for the next 10 days. 


Heatwave Forecasts In India


Maximum temperatures over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, and Rayalaseema will stay in the range of 44-47°C, till May 3 and decrease thereafter. 


Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail in some pockets over Gangetic West Bengal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Interior Karnataka, Telangana, and Jharkhand, during the next three days.


Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada on May 4-5 and and West Rajasthan on May 7 will face heatwave conditions, IMD said.


Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Saurashtra, and Kutch on May 4 and Konkan during May 3-5 are forecasted to experience heatwave conditions.


Maximum temperatures ranged from 43-46 degree Celsius in some parts of Rayalaseema and Odisha and in isolated pockets of Anadhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.


Maximum temperatures in Many parts of Gangetic West Bengal, some parts of Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Gujarat, and isolated pockets of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Madhya Pradesh and North Interior Karnataka ranged from 40-43°C.


IMD has predicted that there will be a rise in the maximum temperature by 4-6 degrees over several parts of Northwest India during the next four days, with no significant changes after that.


Central India will also see a rise in maximum temperature by 2-3 degrees during the next three days. 


Delhi Weather Forecast: Capital To Receive Drizzle Bringing Respite From Heat


Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of  23.3 degrees Celsius, which was a notch below the season's average, according to IMD.


The humidity in the national capital was recorded at 44 per cent at 8.30 AM.


The weather department has predicted a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of drizzle and strong surface winds during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 38 degrees Celsius, IMD said.


"Delhi will be spared for another few days. In May, the national capital may see temperatures touch 40 degree Celsius,"Naresh Kumar, an IMD scientist told Business Standard. 


He also explained the reason behind Delhi's comfortable weather saying that due to the presence of strong winds and overcast skies caused by western disturbances during April, Delhi has witnessed moderate temperatures.


“When there is a clear sky, chances of heat wave occurrence increase. Since there were no clear skies in Northwest India this month and even last month, there was no rise in temperatures,” Kumar said.


Rainfall Forecasts From IMD


IMD has forecasted that there will be isolated thunderstroms and lightning over Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karaikal, Puducherry, and Mahe from May 3-8.


From May 6-8, the weather department has forecasted isolated showers with lightning and thunderstroms over Karnataka and Telangana.


Isolated heavy rainfall likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala on May 7. 


Jammu and Kashmir, Baltistan, Gilgit, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Musaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand are likely to receive scaterred light to moderate rain or snowfall along with lightining between May 3 and May 6, IMD forecasted.


The Northeastern states of India including Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, will receive widespread light to moderate rain, occassional thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds (40-50 kmph) between May 2 and May 8.


On May 5 and 6, the IMD has forecasted isolated heavy rain in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh and in Sikkim.


Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning likely over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand during May 6-9.


Isolated very light or light rainfall will very likely occur over Haryana-Chandigarh and Punjab on May 4. 


High Sea Waves Alert In Mumbai


IMD and INCOIS (Indian National Center for Ocean Information Service) have issued an alert for high sea waves in Mumbai and surrounding coastal areas for the next 36 hours starting from 11:30 AM on Saturday.


The sea waves can rise between 0.5 metre-1.5 metre.


BMC has issued an advisory for the people to not get too close to the coastline and has deployed emergency services like coastal security guards and lifeguards.