Heavy rains have caused severe traffic disruptions at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. Several flights have been delayed while more rains affected normal life in Madhya Pradesh.
The weatherman has forecast light to moderate rains with thunderstorm for the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 37 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature likely to hover around 27 degrees Celsius.
It was a humid Monday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 24.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 92 per cent.
Aviation regulator DGCA Friday said that in cases of adverse weather or airport limitation, airlines must factor in the alternative destination during the flight planning stage itself.
Chandigarh and its nearby areas were lashed by pre-monsoon rains on Thursday morning, bringing much relief from the scorching heat wave, the weather office said.
Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said that while schools will reopen on July 8 for these students, classes will start for senior classes as per earlier schedule.
A cloudy sky and gusty winds in Delhi kept the mercury in check, with the national capital recording a maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius -- six notches below the normal.
Allahabad was recorded as the hottest places in the state at 45.3 degrees celsius, according to the weather office.
The maximum temperature in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad was 47.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Sultanpur at 46.4 degrees, nine notches above normal.
Siddhartha Nagar bore the maximum onslaught with four deaths reported from the district, followed by Deoria where three people died and Ballia where two died, state Relief Commissioner G S Priyadarshi said.
Delhiites may get some respite from the oppressive heat as gusty winds and thunderstorm are likely in the later half of the day
The mercury shattered all records in Delhi with parts of the national capital recording an all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius Monday.
IMD has warned of the heat wave and advised them to take precautionary measures.
The national capital continued to reel under blistering heat Saturday with the mercury crossing the 46-degree mark in some parts of the city.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, a day after parts it registered a high of 47 degrees Celsius.
Khajuraho, the city famous for temples and sculptures is reeling under a heat wave
The Palam Observatory had recorded a high of 47.2 degrees Celsius in May 2013. The official said similar conditions are likely to prevail Friday.
The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to cross 46 degrees Celsius soon, private forecaster Skymet said on Wednesday, while predicting the heat wave conditions to continue for up to 12 days in north, central and western parts of the country.
Heat wave conditions continued unabated in many states Tuesday as Adilabad in Telangana recorded the highest temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius.
The meteorological department has predicted partly cloudy sky towards the afternoon.
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