Heatwave forecast in 5 states today, showers in 7; Check weather update in your region ahead of third phase of LS polls

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heatwave conditions for 5 states today and a wet spell over most of north-eastern states as phase-3 voting takes place  today, May 7.

The IMD has forecast heatwave conditions over Gujarat until May 11. Heatwave conditions are also most likely to prevail over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka on May 7; over Rajasthan until May 10 and over Madhya Pradesh from May 8 till May 10.

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The weather department notes, “A cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Assam, another cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Bihar in lower tropospheric levels. Strong southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal to Northeast India are very likely to continue to prevail at lower tropospheric levels till 07th May, 2024.”

The Met department forecast light to moderate rainfall accompanied by isolated thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds over north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura until May 13.

Moreover, heavy rainfall is likely over Arunachal Pradesh on May 10, over Assam and Meghalaya on May 7 and May 10,over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal on May 7, and in Odisha  from May 7 to May 9. 

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Light to moderate showers accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning and squally winds are likely over West Bengal and Sikkim until May 10.

The IMD forecasted wet spell accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds for Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha until May 10; for Madhya Pradesh until May 9; and for Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh until May 10.

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The weather bulletin further states, “A cyclonic circulation lies over Marathwada and a trough/wind discontinuity runs from east Vidarbha to south Tamil Nadu in lower tropospheric levels.” 

Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds is likely over Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka until May 11. Meanwhile, showers will grace Kerala and Lakshadweep from May 8 to May 12.

The IMD press release states, “A fresh Western Disturbance likely to affect northwest India from 09th May.”

This atmospheric system will bring showers, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from May 9 till May 12.

Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan will witness wet spell from May 9 till May 12. Duststorms are likely Uttar Pradesh on May 7, 8 and 10; over Haryana on May 10.

In the national capital, Delhi maximum temperature stands at 42 degree Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded to be 24.2 degree Celsius with showers expected to bring relief from May 11.