The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of heatwave conditions in several states in the coming days, ahead of the peak summer seasons.
The IMD's press bulletin stated that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions may prevail in West Bengal and Odisha during the next four days. The IMD has forecasted heatwaves in Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Sikkim over the next four days and heatwaves for Tamil Nadu on April 23 and 24. Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are set for similar weather conditions from April 25 until April 27.
The Met department's weather bulletin stated, “A cyclonic circulation lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and a trough runs from this cyclonic circulation to the Bay of Bengal in lower tropospheric levels. Another cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Assam in lower tropospheric levels.”
Under the influence of such a weather system, the following conditions may prevail:
“A Western disturbance as a cyclonic circulation lies over north Pakistan in lower & middle tropospheric levels. A cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Rajasthan in lower tropospheric levels. A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from 26th April, ” according to the IMD.
Maharashtra state will witness light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds until April 25. The weather department predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied by isolated thunderstorm and lightning over Kerala until April 27; over Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu on April 23 and 24.
The capital city of Delhi will witness mainly clear sky today and tomorrow and partly cloudy sky thereafter until April 29. The maximum temperature in the national capital region on Wednesday, April 24, stood at 37 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature stood at 23 degrees Celsius.
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