Respite on the way! IMD says North India heatwave to recede very soon
India | April 28, 2022 10:50 ISTApart from the heatwave forecast, IMD scientist RK Jenamani also informed that northern India will likely experience a dust storm on April 29.
Apart from the heatwave forecast, IMD scientist RK Jenamani also informed that northern India will likely experience a dust storm on April 29.
This was the first time this season, that the day temperature touched the 40 degrees Celsius-mark in Jammu which is reeling under rising temperature since March.
Northwest India has been recording higher than normal temperatures since March last week, with weather experts attributing it to absence of active Western Disturbances.
The weatherman has predicted a mainly clear sky during the day.
Class 10 and 12 examinations which have already been scheduled by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), will be held on time.
The impact of the heatwave was most seen in Delhi on April 9, 10, and 11. It was the highest in the first 15 days in the last 72 years.
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.
Heat wave conditions are likely to continue in the city for next four-five days, the weather office said.
A heatwave is a period of unusually hot weather when the maximum temperature departure ranges between 4.5 and 6.4 degrees. Mandal said that the maximum temperature may rise by three degrees Celsius in Ranchi.
Pay attention to these tell-tale warnings that can signal an oncoming problem. Signs of heat exhaustion may include -- elevated body temperature; cool, clammy skin; goosebumps; fainting, dizziness or weakness; headache; increased sweating; increased thirst; irritability; muscle cramps; and nausea and/or vomiting.
A yellow warning of a heatwave has been issued for some places in Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh and Angul districts for two days from Tuesday, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said.
Experts have linked wildfires to record-high temperatures as Europe is in the midst of the heatwave due to the heat dome which is a high-pressure bubble that traps heat within a certain area.
Heatwaves have claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper recently published by the country's top meteorologists.
Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days, although parts of British Columbia and Yukon could see some relief sooner.
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.
No heatwave is expected in the country over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.
Heatwave conditions have intensified in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior. Locals resorted to earthen pots and cool drinks like sugarcane juice in city to beat the summer heat. "It is getting hotter day by day. People mustn't leave their homes until necessary," said a local.
Above normal day temperatures likely over north and east India from April to June, IMD said in its summer forecast.
Heatwave conditions prevailed in parts of Rajasthan where Bikaner was the hottest place, recording 47.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, according to the Meteorological (Met) Department Jaipur.
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