Heavy rains have been lashing Chennai for the past two days with some areas receiving record-breaking amounts of rainfall. Tamil Nadu is likely to continue to experience rainfall with thunderstorms at isolated places over the state for the next five days, the Regional Metrological Centre of Chennai predicted on Tuesday.
Apart from the heatwave forecast, IMD scientist RK Jenamani also informed that northern India will likely experience a dust storm on April 29.
IMD has predicted strong surface winds during day time and the maximum temperature may settle around 40 degrees Celsius.
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.
According to IMD, Delhi sizzled at 42.4 degree Celsius on Apr 9, which has been the hottest day in five years.
IMD officials had said a prolonged dry spell has led to severe hot weather conditions in northwest India.
The maximum temperatures were above normal by 4.5 degrees over most parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
The weather department has predicted clear sky for the day in the national capital.
Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded minus 3.6, Pahalgam minus 11.8 and Gulmarg minus 10.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperatures.
Meanwhile, a cold wave or a severe cold wave-like condition is also expected in Delhi's neighbouring states like Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana till January 3, the weatherman said.
There was an improvement in the minimum temperatures on Tuesday night at most of the places in the Kashmir Valley on the 2nd day of Chilla-i-Kalan, the officials said.
According to SAFAR, the level of PM 2.5 at 7:20 am stands at 'very poor' category.
There was an improvement in the night temperature across the valley, except in Kokernag town in the south, they said.
India received 24 pc less rainfall than normal in Aug, but rainfall is expected to be above normal in Sept, the IMD said in its forecast for the month.
With no possibility of rainfall on Friday, the relative humidity is likely to be 68 per cent against 54 per cent on Thursday, IMD said.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, IMD said.
As per recent studies, parts of Indian peninsula, particularly Northeast and East, have registered a sharp increase of lightning over the past 2 decades.
IMD department has issued an orange alert for July 26 and forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds of the speed of 30-40 km/hr.
CM Amarinder Singh has appealed to all govt offices to make judicious use of electricity in offices, adding that the situation was dire as the peak demand in the state had touched a whopping 14,500 MW.
Oregon health officials said late Wednesday more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat, with the state’s largest county, Multnomah, blaming the weather for 45 deaths since the heat wave began Friday.
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