The maximum temperature is likely to be around 38 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)Weather News Highlights:The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday forecast partly cloudy skies, and the possibility of thunder and lightning for Delhi. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 38 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD. At 8.30 am on Thursday, the temperature was 26.2 degrees and the relative humidity was 67 per cent.
As per the IMD officials, “Light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of Delhi NCR.” IMD has also predicted no heatwave is predicted this week. Delhi summer this made a record as it was the second hottest April since 1951 with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.
According to the Met department, Odisha received thunderstorms and rain on the previous night which brought down the mercury by several notches across the state.
A fresh spell of heatwave is likely to begin over northwest India from May 7 and over central India from May 8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
Heatwave conditions are predicted over Rajasthan on May 7 to May 9, and over south Haryana, Delhi, southwest Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on May 8 and May 9, it said.
With scanty rains owing to feeble western disturbances, northwest and central India experienced the hottest April in 122 years with average maximum temperature touching 35.9 degrees Celsius and 37.78 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Several places in the country had logged their all-time high temperatures for April as the mercury leaped to 46-47 degrees Celsius under the impact of the torrid heatwave at month-end.Amid the intense heatwave, India's peak power demand had reached an all-time high of 207.11 GW on Friday. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an important meeting to review preparations for heatwave management and monsoon preparedness.
The PMO said that there is a need for effective coordination between central and state agencies to ensure preparedness of all systems for any incidents in the wake of heatwave and upcoming monsoon. States and UTs were advised to prepare 'Heat Action Plans' as a standard response at the state, district and city levels, it said.
Regarding southwest monsoon preparedness, all states have been advised to prepare 'flood preparedness plans' and undertake appropriate preparedness measures, the PMO said. NDRF has been advised to develop its deployment plan in flood-affected states, it said, adding that active use of social media for sensitisation of communities has to be widely adopted.
The meeting was attended by the principal secretary to the prime minister, advisors to PM, cabinet secretary, secretaries in the ministries of home, health, Jal Shakti, member NDMA, DGs of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and DG NDRF. (PTI)
Nor'westers brought down the mercury in several districts of Odisha even as western parts of the state continued to boil in the blazing sun on Thursday, the Met office said. Thirteen weather stations, as compared to eight on the previous day, recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or more, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said.
The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Boudh and Subarnapur at 42.5 degrees Celsius each, according to the Met office.
The hot weather baked Bolangir as the maximum temperature rose to 42.5 degrees Celsius in the district headquarters and 42.2 in Titiligarh. It climbed by two notches above normal to settle at 42 degrees Celsius in Jharsuguda. State capital Bhubaneswar and neighbouring Cuttack recorded 36.2 degrees Celsius each, the weather office said. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an important meeting to review preparations for heatwave management and monsoon preparedness in which he stressed on the need to take all measures to avoid deaths due to heatwave or fire incidents.
Prime Minister Modi observed that 'we need to take all measures' to avoid deaths due to heatwave or fire incidents, according to the statement. He also added that the response time towards any such incidents should be minimal. Modi stressed that in view of rising temperatures, regular hospital fire safety audits need to be done.
The prime minister also spoke about the need to work to substantially reduce the vulnerability of forests across the diverse forest ecosystems in the country against fire hazards, enhance the capabilities of forest personnel and institutions for timely detection of a possible fire and for fighting fires, and to speed up recovery after a fire event, according to the statement.
PM Modi directed that in view of upcoming monsoon, arrangements for monitoring the quality of drinking water need to be ensured to avoid contamination and resultant spread of water-borne diseases, the statement said. (PTI)
Delhi's maximum temperature settled two notches below the average at 37 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said while no heatwave is expected in the city till Sunday, another spell is likely from Monday.
A heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal. A severe heatwave is declared if the departure from the normal temperature is more than 6.4 notches.
The weather office said that in a span of 24 hours till 8.30 am on Thursday, the Safdarjung observatory -- Delhi's base station -- recorded 1.4 mm rainfall.
"There will be a partly cloudy sky on Friday. The maximum and the minimum temperatures on Friday are likely to hover around 39 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively," an IMD official said. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that Bengaluru will receive medium to heavy rainfall on May 5. Subsequently till May 9, the city will receive light to moderate rainfall.
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC) stated that Halanayakanahalli gram panchayat in Bengaluru East Taluk recorded 70.5 mm of rain and Singasandra in Anekal taluk recorded 68mm rain on Thursday.
Commuters had a harrowing time navigating vehicles on Gear road, near Jayadeva Hospital in Jayanagar and Defence Colony, areas which were flooded after heavy downpour in the afternoon. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an important meeting to review preparations for heatwave management and monsoon preparedness, government sources said. Several parts of the country have logged all-time high temperatures under the impact of a torrid heatwave. (PTI)
The record warm temperatures in April provide an example of how global warming can combine with natural variability to produce record heat waves. This spring portends yet again that higher frequency, duration, intensity and area covered by such heatwaves are expected in these regions with continued warming — not only locally but also because of the Indian Ocean and the Arctic.
Over the last few decades, Pakistan, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean have been hotspots for warming. Over the 1990-2020 period, this is well above 1 degree Celsius over this region while over India it is relatively lower. The heatwaves during the spring months, referred to as the pre-monsoon season over India, can be expected via the high-latitude planetary waves diving down into the Indian subcontinent along with the western disturbances.
But the spring season has also become extreme now with excess rains and locust attacks, pre-monsoon cyclones, and severe pre-monsoon rainfall deficits. This year’s record-breaking heatwaves are part of this spectrum of extremes global warming can produce over this region. Raghu Murtugudde writes..
The India Meteorological Department predicted isolated heavy rainfall over South Interior Karnataka, Tamilnadu-Puducherry-Karaikal and Kerala-Mahe today.
Ahead of the formation of a low pressure area in the Andaman Sea, Odisha government has asked collectors of 18 districts to be prepared for a possible cyclone coming in from Bay of Bengal.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena in a letter to the district collectors of Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada and Kandhamal asked them to prepare in advance to reduce the impact of the possible cyclone.
He asked district collectors to regularly watch IMD forecasts and warnings and directed the authorities to send a compliance report on the recommended measures with detailed information on arrangements made in their respective districts by May 6.
The IMD has informed the Odisha government that a low-pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman Sea and its neighbourhood by Friday under the influence of a cyclonic circulation. The system is very likely to intensify into a depression in the next 48 hours and move in the north-westward direction. (PTI)
Residents of Telangana received a little respite from the heat thanks to the showers that lashed the state on Wednesday, bringing down the mercury.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hanmakonda and Nalgonda recorded a temperature drop of 6.6 degree Celsius and 5.6 degree Celsius respectively, while Hyderabad and Ramagumdam saw a drop of 4.9 degree Celsius and 5.3 degree Celsius.
According to IMD’s Hyderabad Centre, the maximum temperature recorded for the day in the city was 34.4 degree Celsius. Hanmakonda, Nalgonda and Ramagundem recorded a maximum temperature at 34.3 degree Celsius, 35 degree Celsius and 36.2 degree Celsius, respectively. Read More
Heatwave is likely to return to Vidarbha districts of Maharashtra from Thursday till the end of the week. For the last two days, some districts in Vidarbha faced thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds.
While the maximum temperature remained above 40 degrees Celsius along with thunderstorms in Vidarbha, the heatwave had abated. The highest maximum or day temperature, at 44.5 degrees C, was recorded in Vidarbha’s Wardha district on Tuesday.
In weather warning for the region, “Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated places,” said Regional Meteorological Department, Nagpur. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair here on Thursday an important review meeting on preparedness to deal with the heatwave affecting parts of the country and the upcoming monsoon season, government sources said.
They said Modi is expected to hold seven to eight meetings during the day following his return from the three-day visit to as many European countries.
The prime minister will immediately attend office after arriving here, they said. Several parts of the country have logged all-time high temperatures under the impact of the torrid heatwave. (PTI)
IMD has predicted deep depression in south Andaman Sea. Depressions further lead to cyclonic storms, whichh Odisha is prone to.
People of Odisha heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday after days of intense heat as thunderstorms and rain on the previous night brought down the mercury by several notches across the state, the Met office said.
The maximum temperature fell by around 2-4 degrees Celsius in several places and was below normal in some towns. The minimum temperature also plunged by around two-five notches in many areas, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said.
Only eight weather stations, as compared to 18 on the previous day, recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or more, the Met office said. The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Boudh at 42.5 degrees Celsius. In capital Bhubaneswar, it was 38.2 degrees Celsius, and 37.4 degrees Celsius in neighbouring Cuttack, the weather office said. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday forecast partly cloudy skies, and the possibility of thunder and lightning for Delhi. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 38 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD. At 8.30 am on Thursday, the temperature was 26.2 degrees and the relative humidity was 67 per cent.
Rainfall and strong winds on Wednesday had brought the temperature down, and the minimum temperature recorded early on Thursday was 22.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees below the normal for this time of the year.
The Safdarjung weather observatory, which provides a marker for the city, recorded very light rainfall of around 1.4 mm on Wednesday evening. The highest amount of rainfall recorded in the city over the past 24 hours was at the weather observatory in North Delhi’s Ridge which recorded 8.8 mm, followed by 7 mm at Aya Nagar. Read more