IMD Issues Heat Wave 'Red Alert' For North India, Maximum Temp To Hit 46 Degrees In Delhi Today

The MeT department has said heat-wave to severe heat-wave conditions are likely to continue in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, west Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan till May 28.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heat-wave to severe heat-wave conditions for Delhi on Monday, saying strong surface winds were likely. The maximum temperature, the IMD said, will settle around 46 degrees celsius.  

The minimum temperature was recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, 2.6 notches above normal, according to the weather data for the 24 hours preceding 8.30 am on May 27. At 8.30 am, the relative humidity stood at 48%. The weather office has forecast mainly clear skies on Monday for the national capital.

According to a Hindustan Times report, the IMD on Monday issued a ‘Red alert' for heat wave in northern India, while a 'Yellow alert' has been issued for heat-wave conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzzaffarabad, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

“Heat wave to severe heat wave is very likely over many parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh on 27th May 2024 and heat wave is very likely over isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Gujarat,” the IMD wrote in a bulletin.

The MeT department stated that the heat-wave to severe heat-wave conditions are likely to continue in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, west Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan until Tuesday, the Hindustan Times report added.

According to IMD scientist Naresh Kumar, there are no signs of relief from the heat in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, and Punjab for the next three to five days.

"Heat wave will continue in Delhi-NCR for the next three days. Similar conditions will also continue in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh," he was quoted as saying by IANS.

Meanwhile, amid an intense heat wave in Rajasthan, efforts are being made by the medical and health departments to ensure adequate arrangements at all hospitals to treat heat stroke and prevent extreme-heat-related illness in people. This follows the death of a day labourer who collapsed last week while filling stones in a tractor in Rupangarh village. He was taken to a Community Health Centre in Rupangarh, from where he was referred to the District Hospital Kishangarh for better treatment, but he died on the way.