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IMD weather update: Over the past four days, Delhi witnessed maximum temperatures soaring above the 40-degree Celsius mark, intensifying the hot weather conditions.
PremiumThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that strong winds swept across the national capital on Tuesday morning which lead to raising dust and affecting air quality as well as reducing visibility to 1,000 metres.
As per Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre, the wind speed was 30-35 kmph in the early hours, however, it will come down during the day, allowing the dust to settle down. The meteorologists have attributed these dusty conditions to a combination of intense heat in northwest India over the past five days, parched soil due to the absence of rainfall and strong winds that have persisted since midnight, as reported by PTI.
The current air quality in the national capital stands at 176 which is in 'moderate category.'
As per V K Soni, the head of the IMD's Environment Monitoring and Research Centre told PTI, “Dust concentration has gone up multiple times. The PM10 concentration rose from 140 micrograms per cubic metre at 4 am to 775 micrograms per cubic metre at 8 am. It is mainly because of strong gusty winds prevailing over the area. Dust will settle down soon."
Over the past four days, Delhi witnessed maximum temperatures soaring above the 40-degree Celsius mark, intensifying the hot weather conditions. A partly cloudy sky and very light rain towards the evening may provide marginal relief, the IMD said as quoted by PTI.
IMD forecast on Heatwave
Speaking on the current heatwave conditions, IMD has issued a heatwave warning for Maharashtra on 17 May. In its latest bulletin, the weather bureau said, “temperature is likely to rise by 2-3°C over many parts of Maharashtra from 17th May.
The weather department has also predicted maximum temperatures to rise by 2-3°C over many parts of south India during next 5 days.
Heat wave conditions in isolated pockets is very likely over Vidarbha on 15 May; Odisha during 15-17 May and Gangetic West Bengal on 16 May and over Coastal Andhra Pradesh on 15 and 16 May, IMD said.
Heatwave conditions in isolated pockets is likely over Vidarbha today, and in Odisha for the next three days, it added.
In Northwest India, dust storm is very likely in isolated pockets over Rajasthan during 15-18th May.
Heavy rainfall predictions in Northeast
Moreover, IMD has also predicted heavy rainfall in the northeast. As per IMD, light/moderate widespread rainfall is very likely over Northeast India during next 5 days.
Heavy rains is very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh on 15 and 16 May and over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during 15-19 May.
Moreover, IMD has also predicted isolated very heavy falls over Assam and Meghalaya on 16, 18 and 19 May.
(With inputs from agencies)
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