The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday warned that heatwave to severe heatwave is likely to continue to grip central India till the end of the month.
The IMD said in its report that the heat wave is likely to affect northwest India during the period from May 24 to 29 and eastern peninsular India during the period from May 23 to 26.
Heavy to very heavy rains are likely over Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and neighboring northeastern and eastern India during the next four to five days.
The southwest monsoon advanced further in some parts of the southwest Arabian Sea, some other parts of the southeastern Arabian Sea, the Moon region, the southwest, southeast and eastern Bay of Bengal and most parts of the Andaman Sea on Saturday.
The IMD said conditions are favorable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into other parts of the southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, Comorin region, southwest, southeast and east-central Bay of Bengal and remaining parts of the Andaman Sea during the next three to four days.
The IMD forecast monsoon is likely to hit Kerala on May 26 with a model error of ± four days. The normal date for the arrival of the monsoon is June 1.
On Friday, maximum temperatures ranged between 45 and 47 degrees Celsius over central India, bordering Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and eastern and northern peninsular India, and between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country except parts of northeastern India, the western Himalayan region, and western south peninsular India.
The highest maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius was reported at Brahmpuri in Vidarbha.
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Heatwave conditions are very likely in some isolated pockets/Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi till 29th May with severe heatwave conditions likely in some/many pockets till 27th May.
Heatwave conditions are very likely in some isolated pockets of Rajasthan till May 29 with severe heatwave conditions likely in some isolated pockets of western Rajasthan till May 29.
Heatwave is very likely in isolated pockets over Telangana until May 26, and in isolated pockets over western Jharkhand until May 25; Bihar on May 24; Interior Odisha; Chhattisgarh until May 27.
Hot and humid weather conditions are likely to prevail on the Ganges in West Bengal on May 24; Coastal Odisha till May 27; Coastal Andhra Pradesh Wayanam on 24 May.
Warm night conditions are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over interior Odisha till May 27; Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Vidarbha on May 24.
“Today there may be a marginal drop in temperature due to thunderstorm activity but that will be short-lived. The heat will increase and will continue to affect large parts of the country over the next five days. There is a western disturbance but it is only affecting the upper reaches of the western Himalayas. There is no such activity over the plains. Only dry thunder or dust storms,” said Dr. Mohapatra, Director General, Natural Disaster Management India.
The Western Disturbance is a cyclonic circulation over Jammu and adjoining areas in lower tropospheric levels.
A trough runs from Punjab to southwest Rajasthan in low tropospheric levels.
A new Western Disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from May 28.
There is a red category warning for parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas for the next two days and an orange category warning for large parts of northwest and central India for the next five days.
In areas with a red category warning, there is a very high risk of heat illness and heat stroke at all ages. Maximum care needed for vulnerable people.
In orange alert areas, there is likely to be overheating and an increased likelihood of heat illness symptoms in people who are exposed to the sun for a long time or do strenuous work.
There is great health concern for vulnerable people including infants, the elderly and people with chronic diseases. The IMD recommended avoiding exposure to heat and dehydration and encouraging people to stay cool.
There is now more than a 90% chance that El Niño conditions will develop during June, July and August, according to the latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast.
In India, El Niño is associated with harsher summers and weaker monsoons.
