Heat wave in many places with a severe heat wave in insulated pockets, said IMD.
New Delhi:
The ongoing heat wave over parts of northern and central India is expected to continue for the next 24 hours, the Indian meteorological department announced on Wednesday, as the southwest monsoon made further progress in parts of the Bay of Bengal.
North and central India were hit by a severe heat wave and temperatures climbed more than 47 degrees Celsius in some places.
“Due to the dry north-westerly winds prevailing over the plains of north-western India, central India and neighboring interior regions of eastern India, the current wave conditions heat will most likely continue over the next 24 hours, “said IMD.
Heat conditions in many places with severe heat in isolated pockets are very likely above Vidarbha, in western Rajasthan, said the IMD.
Heatwaves are also likely in certain pockets in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and eastern Rajasthan, and in isolated pockets in Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand , Odisha, Saurashtra and Kutch, central Maharashtra and Marathwada, Telangana and the north. inside Karnataka over the next 24 hours, added IMD.
A disturbance to the west should provide some relief on May 29 and 30. During this period, parts of northern India are likely to witness dust storms and thunderstorms.
The western disturbance is a cyclonic circulation originating in the Mediterranean Sea. Crossing central Asia, it brings rain to the hills and the plains when it comes into contact with the Himalayas.
Regarding the progress of the southwest monsoon, the IMD National Weather Forecast Center said that it had further advanced in parts of southern Bay of Bengal, most parts of the Andaman Sea and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
“Conditions are becoming favorable for a further progression of the southwest monsoon in parts of the Maldives-Comoros region and the neighboring Southeast Sea, remaining parts of the Andaman Sea and other parts south and central Bay of Bengal over the next 48 hours, “he added.
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