Weather update: Heatwave in northwest India to continue, Southwest monsoon arrives in Maharashtra - Check IMD’s full forecast here
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“Pre-monsoon activity is predicted over east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha from June 12, but north Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and north Madhya Pradesh will continue to see above-normal temperatures till June 15,” the IMD official said.
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the parts of northwest and central India reeled under heatwave conditions on Saturday (June 11, 2022) though the area of impact reduced slightly. The weather department also predicted that the heatwave conditions in isolated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand will continue for up to two more days. Northwest and central India is reeling under a heatwave spell since June 2 due to an onslaught of hot and dry westerly winds.
"The ongoing heatwave spell is less intense as compared to those recorded in April-end and May, but the area of impact is almost equal," senior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said.
Earlier, On Saturday, a heatwave spell prevailed in parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. UP’s Banda was the hottest place in the country at 46.2 degrees Celsius yesterday. According to data released by IMD, at least 22 towns and cities in these states reported maximum temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius.
On the other hand, Senior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said maximum temperatures in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India will come down by a few notches over the weekend but no major relief is likely till June 15.
“Pre-monsoon activity is predicted over east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha from June 12, but north Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and north Madhya Pradesh will continue to see above-normal temperatures till June 15,” the IMD official said.
