IMD issues red alert for severe heatwave conditions over plains of Northwest, East, & Central India

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for severe heatwave conditions over the plains of Northwest, East, and Central India for the next four days. The IMD stated that severe heatwave conditions are very likely over Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.

Yesterday, severe heatwave conditions were observed in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Najafgarh in Delhi recorded the highest temperature in the country at 47.8 degrees Celsius. Most areas in the national capital also registered maximum temperatures in the range of 45-47 degrees Celsius, which is four to six degrees above the normal range. In neighboring Uttar Pradesh, Agra recorded the second-highest temperature at 47.7 degrees Celsius.

The weather agency also stated that the southwest Monsoon has advanced into some parts of the Maldives and the Comorin area, the South Bay of Bengal, the Nicobar Islands, and the South Andaman Sea. The IMD also mentioned that extremely heavy rainfall is very likely over South Peninsular India until Wednesday. Similar conditions are expected to prevail in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya. A low-pressure area is likely to form over the Southwest Bay of Bengal around Wednesday.