Above-normal temperatures, heat wave this summer, announces Met department

Core heat wave zone states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Telangana and Met subdivisions of Marathwada, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Andhra Pradesh are all set to face severe heat wave conditions in the coming months, according to the outlook.

“The country experiences hot weather season primarily during April to June. During this season, many parts of the country experience heat wave conditions (days with abnormally warmer temperatures) with many adverse consequences. Abnormally above-normal temperatures can have devastating effects on human health, water resources and power generation and outage. There is a marked relationship between human mortality and thermal stress,” said Dr S Pai, senior scientist of IMD Pune.

The seasonal outlook for summer temperatures was based on predictions using an ocean atmosphere and climate model. The IMD will issue heat wave alerts and warnings based on the same model every five days, which will be valid for the next 15 days.