According to the latest IMD bulletin, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand are likely to experience thunderstorms and gusty winds throughout the week.
In northern India, a fresh Western Disturbance will bring scattered to widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand from May 9th to 12th.
Saraikela in Jharkhand recorded the maximum daily temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to the IMD.
According to the IMD, heat wave conditions have been prevailing over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal since April 15th and 17th, respectively.
In other news, hot and humid weather is very likely to prevail over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, and Rayalaseema between April 16 and 18
The weather agency has also issued heat wave, warm night and hot and humid weather warnings for the next five days.
Parts of North India, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi are likely to witness scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall accompanied with gusty winds, thunderstorms and lightning over the next two days.
A rise by 2-3 degrees in minimum temperatures is likely over many parts of Central and East India during the next 3 days and no significant change thereafter, the Met Department said.
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Himachal Weather Highlights: "The death toll might go up. Restoration work being done on a war footing," the CM added.
A landslide blocked the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday, disrupting the annual Amarnath Yatra south Kashmir Himalayas.
Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh weather forecast today: IMD advises fishermen not venture into the North and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal, or along or off the coasts of Bangladesh-West Bengal-North Odisha, until the morning of Tuesday, August 2.
A landmine in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch exploded in the wee hours of Saturday; Godavari river water rose above danger mark.
Several days of July were measured to be the hottest days ever, with the global average daily temperatures going past 17 degrees Celsius for the first time.
India Weather News Highlights: A 32-year-old man was swept away in a swollen nullah near a creek in Thane and many low-lying areas in Bhiwandi, Mira Bhayandar, Vasai and Virar in Thane and Palghar districts were inundated, the officials said.
Even as Delhi saw widespread rainfall on Wednesday morning, the water level of the Yamuna fell slightly below the danger mark of 205.33 m.
India Weather News Updates: As the Yamuna water-level is said to be receeding gradually, flood situation worsens in Assam's Chirang and Bongaigaon districts flooded with the Brahmaputra river.
India Weather Forecast Highlights: Yamuna water level recedes slowly; relief works ongoing in flood-affected areas.
About 1,200 of the total 3,700 road routes in Himachal Pradesh have been suspended due to incessant rains in the state
India Weather News Highlights: Meanwhile, the Amarnath Yatra resumed yesterday afternoon after it was suspended for three days due to rain-triggered road damage.
The Gangotri Highway is obstructed at two places due to landslides, leaving some Kanwar Yatra pilgrims stranded.
Heavy rainfall will continue over parts of South India on Friday and is expected to decrease thereafter, as per the daily India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.
Conditions continue to be favourable for further advancement of the southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab over the next two days, the India Meterological Department (IMD) said.
Delhi is forecasted to witness a cloudy sky with light rains on Friday and Saturday, as per the IMD.
India Weather Highlights: Apart from Mumbai, IMD has predicted thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in parts of parts of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and northeast India.



