The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued weather forecasts indicating that the ongoing heatwave conditions will persist in several northern states, while heavy rainfall is expected in certain regions.
The IMD reports that the heatwave is projected to continue in Uttar Pradesh until June 18 and in Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi until June 17. Over the past 24 hours leading up to 8:30 AM, severe heatwave conditions were experienced across most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, western Gangetic West Bengal, southwest Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha. Additionally, isolated pockets of Jammu and Kashmir, West Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha also reported heatwave conditions.
Temperatures have soared between 44°C and 46°C in many regions, including Haryana-Delhi, Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand. These temperatures are significantly higher, ranging from 4°C to 8°C above the normal for this time of year. The highest maximum temperature recorded was 46.3°C at Kanpur IAF in East Uttar Pradesh.
The IMD has issued warnings for continued heatwave conditions over the next five days. Uttar Pradesh will experience widespread heatwave to severe heatwave conditions until June 18, with Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi facing similar conditions on June 16-17. Isolated areas of Bihar and Jharkhand will also witness heatwave conditions during this period, with a gradual decrease in intensity afterward. Other regions slated for heatwave conditions include isolated pockets of the Jammu Division, Himachal Pradesh, north Rajasthan (June 16-18), Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal (June 16 & 17), and Vidarbha (June 16).
Warm night conditions are expected in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh on June 16 & 17, with Delhi experiencing warmer nights from June 16-18, along with Vidarbha on June 16.
Rainfall Forecast:
Favorable conditions for the southwest monsoon’s advancement are expected into parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Northwest Bay of Bengal, some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and some parts of Bihar over the next four to five days.
A cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam and another over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, along with an east-west trough spanning from northwest Bihar to Meghalaya, are influencing the weather patterns. This setup is expected to bring widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim over the next five days. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over these regions, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall predicted for Assam & Meghalaya on June 18.
A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect northwestern parts of the country, including Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and neighboring states from June 18-20. This disturbance will bring light to moderate isolated to scattered rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30-40 kmph).
Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh are expected to experience isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with similar weather conditions persisting over the next five days.
A cyclonic circulation over the northeast Arabian Sea near Saurashtra and a trough extending from this system to the east-central Arabian Sea off the Maharashtra coast will influence weather over western and southern India. Gujarat, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra & Marathwada are likely to experience scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning during the next five days. Isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Konkan & Goa on June 16 and June 18-20, Madhya Maharashtra on June 16 and June 19-20, and Saurashtra & Kutch on June 16.
Sources By Agencies