Heatwave over in most elements of India, IMD points yellow warning for Northwest India

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow warning for Northwest India because of a Western Disturbance, quickly after the heatwave spell subsided throughout the nation.

Senior scientist of IMD, RK Jenamani mentioned that there are possibilities of the heatwave being over in most elements of India, together with Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, as per the evaluation of IMD right this moment. However, there are possibilities of a heatwave in West Rajasthan and Vidarbha, however the main heatwave spell is over.

“The heatwave in Odisha and Bengal was over on April 30, as we predicted. Strong winds will be there in the next two to three days. We are also giving a Yellow warning to Northwest India as there is a Western disturbance. Delhi is likely to experience rain mainly on May 3. Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab are on yellow alert and strong winds will be there tomorrow and rain may occur,” he mentioned.

Jenamani additional advised that Western Disturbance may be very lively and the wind sample will be seen in Delhi, Lucknow, and Jaipur. For the subsequent 6-7 days, east winds will even be very robust and the temperature won’t rise.

“It is a big relief after such a big spell. A heatwave cannot be formed till May 7. We will be able to the exact situation after May 7 after analysing however the temperature goes. But right now the condition is good in May,” he added.

Speaking in regards to the state of affairs in Andaman, Jenamani mentioned, “The system in Andaman is forming on May 4. Low pressure will be formed on May 6 and then it will be intensified. We are giving a warning to South Andaman and adjoining areas of the Bay of Bengal. We have asked people not to go there as there are indications that the system will intensify. We have mainly asked fishermen to not go there.”

The nationwide climate forecasting company predicted that the remoted elements of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, south Uttar Pradesh, Kutch and East Rajasthan will expertise a lower within the temperature from right this moment, whereas Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and West Rajasthan will expertise heatwave circumstances for an additional 24 hours. It will subside from May 3, the IMD mentioned on Sunday.

It additionally predicted thunderstorm exercise over Northwest and East India until May 4 and over Northeast India until May 3. Isolated locations over Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, east Rajasthan and elements of Uttar Pradesh will expertise partly cloudy sky with the potential for thunder growth from Monday.

For the previous few weeks, elements of the nation have been reeling below intense heatwave with the mercury hovering excessive and common most temperature reaching 35.9 and 37.78 levels Celsius within the northwest and central India respectively.