New Delhi: Women cover their head with scarves to protect themselves from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in New Delhi, Saturday
Highlights
- IMD warned that Northwest and central parts of India will experience a heatwave in next 2-3 days
- Heatwave very likely over Rajasthan, Jammu, HP, U'khand, Punjab, Haryana-Delhi on 4-5 June: IMD
- Vidarbha, Jharkhand, interior Odisha & Chhattisgarh will also witness a heatwave from 4-6 June
Heatwave update: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday warned that Northwest and central parts of the country will experience a heatwave in the next two-three days.
The IMD said that heatwave conditions are very likely over Rajasthan, Jammu Division, Himachal, Uttarakhand, south Punjab & south Haryana-Delhi on 4-5 June.
Vidarbha, Jharkhand, interior Odisha & Chhattisgarh will also witness a heatwave from 4-6 June, the weather office warned. South UP and North MP's temperature is likely to rise from 4th-8th June.
Meanwhile, in Delhi, the minimum temperature on Saturday settled at 28.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal. The IMD also said that the national capital is likely to witness clear skies during the day and heatwave conditions are expected in a few places.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert, warning of a heatwave at isolated places in the capital. The mercury may increase to 44 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory, it said.
A heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal.
(with PTI inputs)
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