Weather report today HIGHLIGHTS: India reels under heatwave, Churu simmers at 50.3 degrees Celsius

Several areas in Tripura's capital Agartala were left waterlogged following rains in the city since last night.

Agartala: Several areas waterlogged following rains in parts of the city since last night. #Tripura pic.twitter.com/kuPzcOG1L6

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2019

The roof of a government primary building at Chanog in Banjar Valley was damaged after thunderstorm and hailstorm hit the area. ANI reported that crops of wheat, tomato, apple, pea, plum and pear were also damaged in the area.

Himachal Pradesh: Roof of a Government Primary Building at Chanog in Banjar valley damaged after thunderstorm and hailstorm hit the area. Crops of wheat, tomato, apple, pea, plum and pear also damaged pic.twitter.com/c3weKQdxWH

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2019

Most parts of Odisha, mainly the western region, experienced respite from the scorching heat after rains in several areas Monday, reports PTI.

Sonepur in western Odisha was the hottest place in the state recording a maximum temperature of 41.2 degree celsius, while in the rest of the state it was less than 40 degrees, the meteorological centre here said.

The rains in the state took place on Sunday and Monday. Talcher recorded 39.3 degree celsius, while the mercury stood at 38 degree in Sundargarh, the met centre said.

The temperature in Titlagarh in western Odisha, which was the hottest place in the state on Sunday with 43.8 degree celsius, dropped to 31 degree on Monday.

The slide in temperature followed rainfall in several areas including Bhawanipatna, Sonepur, Titlagarh, Bolangir, Angul, Sundargarh, Koraput, Paradip, Chandbali and Gopalpur.

Capital Bhubaneswar recorded 35 degree celsius, down from 36 degree on Sunday. However, high relative humidity of 94 per cent made the weather condition unbearable. (PTI)

Haryana's Narnaul town recorded a maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius on Monday as heatwave conditions persisted in most parts of the state and Punjab. The temperature in Narnaul was five degrees above normal, the meteorological department said.

Among other places in Haryana, Hisar sweltered at a high of 45 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. However, people in Karnal and Ambala got a respite from the heatwave conditions as the maximum temperatures dropped to 36 degrees and 38.4 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Chandigarh recorded a near normal maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, close to the normal limits. In Punjab, Amritsar braved a hot day at 42.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, while Ludhiana recorded a maximum of 40.5 degrees Celsius. Patiala's maximum temperature settled at 39.2 degress Celsius.

As per the meteorological department forecast, many places in the two states could get respite from the ongoing heat wave conditions over the next few days. (PTI)

In Telangana, heavy rains lahsed parts of capital Hyderabad.

Hyderabad: Rain lashes part of the city. #Telangana pic.twitter.com/Cz8BjPBOvf

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2019

According to an IMD report, the minimum temperature is above 30 degrees celsius over many parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.The minimum temperature is above normal by 3-6 Degree Celsius over these regions.

Minimum Temperature is above 30 Degree Celsius over many parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha. The Minimum Temperature is above normal by about 3-6 Degree Celsius over these regions. pic.twitter.com/BrxAmkcDk8

— IMD Weather (@IMDWeather) June 3, 2019

India has been warned of severe heat in northern and central areas on Monday, following similar extreme weather on Sunday. Of the 15 hottest places in the world in the past 24 hours, eight were in India with the others in neighbouring Pakistan, according to weather monitoring website El Dorado. Churu, a city in the west of the northern state of Rajasthan, recorded the country’s highest temperature of 48.9 Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) on Monday, according to the Meteorological Department.

Churu has issued a heat wave advisory and government hospitals have prepared emergency wards with extra air conditioners, coolers and medicines, said Ramratan Sonkariya, additional district magistrate for Churu, a Reuters report said.

Water is also being poured on the roads of Churu, known as the gateway to the Thar desert, to keep the temperature down and prevent them from melting, Sonkariya added. A farmer from Sikar district in Rajasthan died on Sunday due to heatstroke, state government officials said. 

As the country faces severe heat wave with temperature soaring beyond 45 degree centigrade in many places, people have begun seeking divine intervention to bring rains here in Jammu. Jammu-based organisation Dogra Front-cum-local Shiv Sena chief Ashok Gupta conducted special prayers and 'yagna' at a temple here Monday to propitiate the 'rain gods'.

He held special worship with various rituals and 'japa' to pacify Lord Indra to bring rains and provide the much-needed relief to the people from extreme heat wave here. This is not for the first time that people are seeking to invoke gods for rain by organising special prayers in temples in Jammu. (PTI)

Absence of any pre-monsoon rainfall activity this year, officials said, has led to prolonged spells of heatwave across Maharashtra, with Vidarbha reeling under repeated and long spells of heatwave through summer. While heatwaves are common in Vidarbha, Marathwada and parts of Madhya Maharashtra in May, but this year the state experienced heatwave conditions even in March and April. Such conditions are witnessed in June when onset of monsoon over the mainland is delayed, Anupam Kashyapi, head of IMD Pune’s weather department had said.

In its daily bulletin, the IMD has predicted thunderstorm accompanied by squall and lightning (50-60 kmph) at isolated places over Uttarakhand. Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty winds (40-50 kmph) at isolated places are also very likely over south interior Karnataka; with gusty winds (30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh.

Delhi had been reeling under a heat wave over the last week, with the mercury soaring to 46-47 degrees Celsius in some parts. On Sunday, the national capital recorded a high of 42.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, and a low of 30.8 degrees Celsius

On Sunday, heatwave conditions claimed one life in Rajasthan's Churu which recorded a high of almost 49 degrees Celsius. The IMD said the situation will continue and that there will be no respite for the next two days.

In Bengaluru,  the maximum temperature was recorded at 33 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 22 degrees Celsius.

In Kolkata, the IMD has forecast partly cloudy sky with possibility of moderate rain or thunderstorm. The maximum temperature was recorded at 35 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 28 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, the Southwest monsoon reached the Kerala coast on Saturday and thunderstorms coupled with rains and strong winds are expected soon, the IMD had stated. “The event marks the start of rainy season over the region and as the monsoon progresses northward, relief from scorching summer temperatures is experienced over the areas,” a statement had said.

Delhi recorded a low of 29.4 degrees Celsius at 8:30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 43 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said.

India Meteorological Department: Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions to prevail over Northwest, Central and adjoining Peninsular India, today and tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/2mxgjsABLF

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2019

While there is no alert for heatwave in the city for Monday, the MeT department said, "Heatwave-like conditions likely to prevail in some parts of the Tricity". The day temperature today is expected to remain around 41 degrees Celsius. The night temperature, officials said, will continue to remain above normal and hover around 29-30 degrees Celsius.

In Chandigarh, the weather will continue to remain dry for the next 48 hours in the city and a light rainfall can be expected thereafter, MeT officials said. On Sunday, the day temperature was 2 degree Celsius above normal - 41.5 degree Celsius was the maximum temperature of the day. While the day temperature has seen a one-two degree Celsius decrease in the past two days, there has been an increase in the night temperature.

#WATCH Following heavy rainfall in Almora yesterday, muddy water flows in a seasonal river in Chaubatia. #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/MrY2nz0nX1

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2019

In Bengaluru, rains/thunderstorms are most likely to continue on Monday as well as the IMD has predicted 7.6 mm rain in and around the city. According to their daily report, Bengaluru will witness a generally cloudy sky today. “Maximum & Minimum temperatures very likely to be around 32 and 21 degree Celsius respectively,” the report says.

In Odisha on Sunday, eight people were killed (two each in Koraput, Kendujhar, Jaipur and Ganjam) and five people were injured (two in Koraput and three in Dhenkanal) due to thunderstorm and lightning in certain parts across the state, news agency ANI reported. The injured have been admitted to a hospital.

In Maharashtra, the IMD has warned that severe to very severe heatwave conditions would prevail all through the week over Vidarbha and parts of Marathwada, with the day temperature likely to hover around 46 degrees Celsius. Last week, Chandrapur had recorded the highest temperatures in the state with mercury soaring to 48 degrees.

Heat wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and south Uttar Pradesh will also continue during the next 2 days.

Heat wave conditions, on the other hand, are likely to continue to prevail over Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh during the next 24 hours and decrease in intensity thereafter, the IMD said.

The national capital might get temporary relief from the scorching heat, as the meteorological department has predicted partly cloudy skies for today. The weather body forecast the possibility of “thundery developments” from late Sunday, a day when the maximum temperature settled at 42.5 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature at 30.8 degrees Celsius. Follow our live blog for the latest updates.