IMD update on Monsoon: Northeast states on orange alert for rains; heatwave grips Delhi, Punjab, others
IMD update on Monsoon: The southwest monsoon is expected to advance into parts of central and southwestern India in the coming days. Meanwhile, heatwave alerts have been issued for northwestern India, with temperatures reaching 46°C in some areas.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) report said the maximum temperatures touched 46°C in several states on Tuesday, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan recorded the highest temperature of 46.6°C on 9 June, followed by Bathinda in Punjab and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
As heatwave conditions continue to prevail across northwestern India, IMD issued a yellow alert for Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Suggesting that heatwave conditions are likely in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and in isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh on 10 June, the agency said these weather conditions will persist over West Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi till 11 June.
According to the Met Department, hot and humid weather conditions will continue to prevail in Odisha till 11 June and in Goa till 10 June. Residents of Central India can expect a gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C today. Over Northwest India as well, a gradual rise of 2-3°C in maximum temperatures is likely till 11 June.
Forecasting dust storm in Rajasthan on 11 June, IMD said, “Thundersquall (wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph) likely over Haryana Chandigarh & Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh during 11th-12th June; East Uttar Pradesh on 12th June; East Rajasthan and West Rajasthan during 11th-13th June.”
It added, “Isolated Hailstorm activity likely over Haryana Chandigarh & Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab and Uttarakhand during 11th-12th June; West Uttar Pradesh on 12th June.”
What is status of Southwest Monsoon?
At the same time, the weather office reported that the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of northeastern states, the entire Sikkim and some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Forecasting heavy rainfall in these regions, the weather office issued an orange alert for Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and coastal Karnataka.
Over progress of Southwest Monsoon in the coming days, IMD in its latest press release said, “Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu & southwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of westcentral & northwest Bay of Bengal and West Bengal, some parts of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand & Odisha during next 4-5 days.”
Notably, heavy rainfall is likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from 11 to 13 June; in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Bihar till 12 June; in Odisha between 11 and 13 June and in Goa till 11 June.
Delhi weather today
A day after an intense windstorm, weather conditions are expected to remain partly cloudy in the morning and turn generally cloudy towards afternoon. “A spell of very light rain/light rain accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning/dust storm and strong wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph towards evening/night,” the weather bulletin said. The IMD issued an orange alert for heavy rain on 11 June and a yellow warning for the subsequent day.
Residents in the national capital can expect a rise in maximum temperatures by about 1°C today, a fall by 7-8°C till 12 June and thereafter a rise by 2-3°C. On Tuesday, the Ridge area monitoring station recorded the highest maximum temperature of 44.7°C, followed by Lodhi Road at 44°C.