Heatwave To Prevail Over Parts Of India For Next 2 Days, Says IMD — Know Areas To Be Affected

The IMD said that there could be intense rain and thunderstorms in the northeast region till April 9.

The IMD said that there could be intense rain and thunderstorms in the northeast region till April 9.

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IMD Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail over parts of the east and peninsular India during the next two days. The IMD also stated that there could be intense rain and thunderstorms in the northeast region till April 9. According to the latest update shared by the weather office, regions that would likely see heatwaves are Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, and Telangana.

#HeatWave conditions very likely in isolated pockets of #Vidarbha, Coastal #AndhraPradesh & Yanam, Gangetic #WestBengal, #Rayalaseema, #Bihar, #Telangana, #Jharkhand, North Interior #Karnataka and #Odisha on 05th & 06th April, 2024.@moesgoi@DDNewslive@ndmaindia@airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/4yPsDnjtvm

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) April 5, 2024

During the past 24 hours, heatwave conditions prevailed in isolated pockets over North Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam. A heatwave is a condition of air temperature that becomes fatal to the human body when exposed. It is defined based on the temperature thresholds over a region in terms of the actual temperature or its departure from normal.

A heatwave is considered if the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius or more for plains and at least 30 degrees Celsius or more for hilly regions. Amid the prevailing heatwave conditions, IMD advised people to avoid heat exposure, wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose cotton clothes, cover heir heads, and  use a cloth, hat, or umbrella.

On Thursday, maximum temperatures were in the range of 40–42 degrees Celcius over many parts of Vidarbha, Telangana, and Rayalaseema, some parts of East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, and North Interior Karnataka, and isolated pockets over Gangetic West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.

Maximum temperature departures are above normal by 3–4 degrees Celsius at isolated pockets over Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, East Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Vidarbha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Rayalaseema, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Also, enhanced rainfall and thunderstorm activity is likely to continue over the northeastern part of the country till April 9.

Another Western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan Region from April 10, 2024. Under its influence, light rainfall/snowfall very likely at isolated places over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, on April 5–6, 10–11, and over Uttarakhand during the next 7 days. On Friday, the IMD said that rainfall at isolated places over Rajasthan is very likely on April 5–6, 10–11, 2024.