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Heat wave conditions to end across India except in Kerala and Rajasthan, says IMD
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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The IMD said rains accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are very likely over Central, East, and South Peninsular regions till May 12.
Bringing in some respite, heat wave conditions are about to end across India except in Kerala and Rajasthan, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
“Heatwave is about to end across the country. Only in West Rajasthan and Kerala heatwave alerts have been issued. On Friday, the heatwave will only be present in West Rajasthan. We have issued it with a yellow alert because we do not have a lot of hope for the impact,” news agency ANI quoted IMD scientist Soma Sen as saying.
The IMD said rains accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are very likely over Central, East, and South Peninsular regions till May 12.
Skymet Weather said light to moderate rain is possible over Uttarakhand, Northeast India, parts of East Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This comes as a fresh western disturbance has arrived over the Western Himalayas.
The data by the IMD showed that heat waves this April were far worse than in 2023, the warmest year on record so far. This trend is likely to continue in May, with around eight to 11 heatwave days predicted over the south Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Marathwada and the Gujarat regions.
Amid the prevailing but weakening El Nino conditions, the IMD had earlier warned of extreme heat during the April-June period, coinciding with the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. Hundreds of thousands of voters had to cope with the searing heat when they stepped out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of the elections on April 26. Polling for 94 constituencies across 12 states will take place on May 7.
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