The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast relief from scorching heat for several places in India. According to IMD’s latest bulletin, there will be thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate-intensity rain and gusty winds, for several areas including Delhi, Narela, Bawana, Alipur, Kanjhawala, Mundaka, Jafarpur, IGI Airport and NCR Bahadurgarh.
A similar weather condition has been foreseen of heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas such as Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Odisha, Goa, and North Interior Karnataka. Additionally, hail storms have been reported in isolated areas of Marathawada and Telangana.
IMD’S Forecast and Warning:
On the contrary, heatwave conditions are expected to persist in many parts of Gangetic West Bengal over the next five days, with Odisha experiencing similar conditions today. Isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh and Bihar may also experience heatwave conditions during the next five days. Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Jharkhand may see such conditions on 24th, and 25th of April.
The IMD has also predicted a cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam, another over northeast Bangladesh, and a north-south trough extending from northeast Bangladesh to the north Bay of Bengal in the lower tropospheric levels. These systems are likely to bring widespread light to moderate rainfall/snowfall accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from today and will continue till the 24th of April. Isolated to scattered rainfall is expected over the same regions from the 25th to the 27th of April.
Isolated heavy rainfall is anticipated in Arunachal Pradesh from today to 25th of April, in Assam and Meghalaya from today to the 23rd of April. Moreover, there is a chance of isolated very heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh on the 23rd of April.
As per IMD, sturdy surface winds with a speed of around 20-30 km/h are probably to take over Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Furthermore, a fresh Western Disturbance can affect the Western Himalayan Region starting from the 26th of April.
Temperature Watch:
There are no relevant changes forecasted in maximum temperatures over Northwest India today, and there can be a slight increase of 2-3°C further. Similarly, no notable change is likely to occur in maximum temperatures over East India in the next 24 hours, followed by a drop of about 2°C over the next two days, and then an upsurge of 2-3°C after that.