India Weather Update: Heatwave Persists Across Country; Maximum Temperature To Stay Above 40°C In Some States, Warns IMD

Heatwave continue to persist in parts of India, according to India Meteorological Department's weather bulletin on Monday. Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar have been experiencing extreme heatwave conditions.

On Monday, areas in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal should brace for maximum temperatures ranging from 42°C to 45°C. Regions including eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana, as well as parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada, central Maharashtra and north interior Karnataka, will experience temperatures between 40°C and 42°C. Isolated pockets in Chhattisgarh, Saurashtra, and Kutch will also have similar temperatures.

The extreme heat is expected to last until May 2, and Rayalaseema, interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will experience sporadic pockets of heatwave conditions. West Assam and Meghalaya, Tripura, Kerala, Mahe, Coastal Karnataka, Telangana, and Konkan and Goa’s coastal areas are also predicted to be affected by the heatwave conditions.

However, in rest of the areas in India are expected to witness contrary weather conditions. Regions like Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will experiencing light to heavy rainfall and snow, in combination with thunderstorms, lightning and even hailstorms from April 29 to April 30.

Only isolated heavy rainfall will occur over Jammu-Kashmir-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh, even though other areas of Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh will also experience isolated hailstorms and thunderstorms. Regions of the East including East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh are at risk of short spells of light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds.

On the other hand, the north-eastern states like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, and some other north-eastern states will face heavy downpour and thunderstorms. Over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, heavy rainfall is forecast for May 1 and 2 with the possible occurrence of extremely heavy rainfall in certain locations.