The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that a heatwave will prevail in isolated pockets of southern Madhya Maharashtra on April 16-17. A yellow alert was issued in several areas, including Mumbai, on Thursday.
The IMD has warned that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in isolated areas of South Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada. Moreover, hot and humid conditions are also likely in some areas across Konkan to Goa on April 16.
Similar conditions will prevail on April 17, with a yellow alert across regions on both days.
However, heatwave conditions are likely to improve from April 18, with the MeT department predicting light rain and thunderstorms likely to prevail across parts of Maharashtra.
Yellow alert in Mumbai tomorrow
Keeping in mind the heatwave conditions, the IMD has also issued yellow alerts for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai Suburban, Mumbai city, Ratnagiri and other areas for Thursday.
According to the Regional Meteorological Department forecast, heatwave is likely to prevail in isolated pockets in several districts of Maharashtra on Thursday. Districts including Sangli, Sholapur, Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, Akola, Amravati and Wardha will experience this.
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Maximum survival temperature is within 42-44°C
There will be a rise in maximum temperature of 1-2 degrees Celsius over parts of Maharashtra till April 18, and then a gradual decline of 2-3 degrees thereafter, the IMD said.
The maximum temperature is likely to remain in the range of 42-44 degrees Celsius over parts of Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada till April 18, it said.
In view of the summer season, the Maharashtra government earlier this week issued standard operating procedures (SOP) for outdoor informal workers in urban areas, HT reported.
The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) imposes a mandatory break from 12pm to 4pm during orange and red heat alerts. It will be applicable to all municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats in high-risk urban areas, including Mumbai.
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As the summer season approaches, the IMD has issued similar alerts for other districts across India. Telangana, Rayalaseema, interior north Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, western Rajasthan and Jharkhand are likely to witness heatwave conditions between April 15 and 20, with varying peak periods across these regions.
