Rainfall, strong winds bring mercury down in Delhi-NCR; no heatwave for next 5 days
India | May 26, 2023 9:17 ISTIMD has predicted no heatwave conditions for Delhi for the next five days.
IMD has predicted no heatwave conditions for Delhi for the next five days.
Northwest and central India is reeling under a heatwave spell since June 2 due to an onslaught of hot and dry westerly winds.
The weather office had issued a yellow alert Sunday morning and predicted clear skies over Delhi. The same conditions will prevail for the next four to five days, and temperatures will rise in Delhi, IMD added.
However, the silver lining is: Cloudy skies and thunder may provide some relief from the intense heat next week.
A torrid heatwave had sent the mercury soaring across large swathes of India with the temperature in Delhi rising to 46 degrees Celsius. The national capital also recorded its second hottest April in 72 years with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.
Haryana, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh are likely to log peak temperatures on Friday, said IMD.
India Meteorological Department said the spell of heatwave will persist over northwest and central India for the next five days and over east India for the next three days.
Delhi may also see a partly cloudy sky, light rain, and a dust storm with winds gusting up to 50 kmph on Friday and Sunday, which may provide a temporary respite.
This increase in demand amounts to over 28 per cent from April 1, 2022, when the city clocked 4,469 MW power demand.
The Met office has issued an 'orange' alert warning of a severe heatwave in the city for Monday.
The capital had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius on April 21, 2017. The all-time highest maximum temperature for the month was 45.6 degrees Celsius on April 29, 1941.
IMD officials said a prolonged dry spell has led to "severe" hot weather conditions in northwest India.
IMD officials said a prolonged dry spell has led to "severe" hot weather conditions in northwest India.
Mercury is likely to drop by 3-4 degrees Celsius over the next five days
A number of places in the Himalayan region are experiencing high temperatures with the mercury in Thoise in Ladakh's Nubra Valley and Solan hill station in Himachal Pradesh.
Heat wave conditions are likely to continue over the next two days over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, north Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of Northern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
As the monsoon continued to play truant, a severe heat wave scorched parts of Delhi on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees Celsius, the highest this year so far.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said Central Delhi has recorded just 8.5 mm rainfall so far this monsoon and is the second-most rain-deficient district in the country.
No sigh of relief for Delhites as heatwave continue hit national capital on Friday, after respite. The weather office predicted that the mercury is likely to touch the 43-degree mar
The national capital Friday sweltered under the hottest day of the season, with the mercury rising to 47 degrees Celsius in some areas.
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