Weather News Highlights: No heatwave in Delhi this week, says IMD; PM advises to put heat action plans in place

According to the IMD Forecast bulletin for today, isolated light rainfall with thunderstorm/lightening has been predicted over Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,Punjab, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh today.

The IMD has predicted Heat Wave condition in isolated pockets:

• South Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Vidarbha from 8th to 10th May
• Southwest Uttar Pradesh, south Punjab on 9th and 10th May

A low-pressure area formed over the South Andaman Sea on Friday is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha shores early next week, causing heavy rains in the east coast states. The system is likely to further intensify into a cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, the weather office said.

The low-pressure area is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal, and into a cyclonic storm over the eastcentral Bay of Bengal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director-General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said. It is likely to reach the coast on May 10, he said.

'We have not yet made any forecast on where it will make landfall. We have also not mentioned anything on the possible wind speed during the landfall,' Mohapatra said. The Odisha government said disaster response and fire services teams were kept on standby following the forecast. As of now, there is no impact of the system on Odisha.

'When the system approaches the coast, we can say where it will make landfall. As the sea condition may be rough from May 9, fishermen should not venture out,' Mohapatra said. 'We have estimated that the wind speed of the cyclonic storm will remain at 80-90 kmph in the sea. It will be further updated after the formation of the depression on Saturday,' he added. (PTI)

Odisha|Today morning low-pressure area has formed in south Andaman & south-east Bay of Bengal. We expect it to intensify. It will move in northwest direction & become a cyclonic storm by 8th evening. This will reach Odisha coast on 10th: Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist, IMD pic.twitter.com/LxqoUoz45V

— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2022

The IMD predicts isolated heavy rainfall very likely over north Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Kerala-Mahe today, scattered moderate rainfall very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal-Sikkim and Odisha during next 5 days with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) over the region on 6th May with isolated heavy rainfall likely over Odisha on 10th May.

?Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over north Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Kerala-Mahe today. pic.twitter.com/PaLSIc06I6

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 6, 2022

A Low Pressure Area formed over South Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal in the morning of today, the 6th May 2022.  According to IMD prdictions it is very likely to move northwestwards, intensify into a Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal by 7th evening.

A Low Pressure Area lies over South Andaman Sea & adjoining Southeast BoB at 0830 hours IST of today, .To move northwestwards and intensify into a Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal by 7th May evening and into a Cyclonic Storm over eastcentral BoB by 8th May evening pic.twitter.com/37GFGOH4Bt

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 6, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the situation relating to heat wave management and monsoon preparedness in a high-level meeting and advised states and union territories to have heat action plans in place at both state, as well as city and district levels. In the aftermath of a gruelling March and April – with some of the highest temperatures in over a century, the prime minister instructed officials to take steps to avoid deaths related to either heat waves or fire incidents.

The unpredictability of climate change has made weather forecasting difficult. As India grapples with an ongoing heatwave and unexpected rain, many people are wondering about ways to give out the best forecast of the weather.

The cyclonic circulation over South Andaman Sea and its neighbouring area could develop into a low pressure area by May 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Wednesday. The weather system is likely to move northwestwards and intensify gradually into a depression during the next 48 hours (by May 8), it added.

The IMD has indicated that there is likely to be a gradual rise in maximum temperatures over northwest and central India by two to three degrees over the next four to five days. It said in an update on Thursday that a fresh spell of heatwave conditions could set in over northwest India from May 7, and over central India from May 8.

Heatwave conditions are on the forecast for the Safdarjung weather observatory in Delhi, which serves as a marker for the city, from May 9 to 12. The maximum temperature is likely to reach 45 degrees Celsius on May 11, according to the IMD.

On Friday, partly cloudy skies and a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius are on the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast for Delhi. The maximum temperature on Thursday was also below 40 degrees – at 37 degrees Celsius, which is two degrees below the long period average.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the situation relating to heat wave management and monsoon preparedness in a high-level meeting and advised states and union territories to have heat action plans in place at both state, as well as city and district levels.