Rain likely to bring relief to north India from today
NO HEATWAVE CONDITION IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY DURING THE NEXT 3-4 DAYS, THE INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT SAID
NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted a wet spell till May 24 for northwest and east India in a much needed respite from the scorching heatwave. The weather department also alerted that the wet spell is likely to reach peak intensity on May 23 over northwest India and on May 23 and 24 over east India.
The weather office also stated that heatwave conditions have been abated from the Indian region from May 21. No heat wave condition is likely to develop over any part of the country during the next 3-4 days, it said.
The IMD attributed the heavy rainfall activity to western disThundersquall turbance and a cyclonic circulation that lies over Punjab and neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels.
The weather department further mentioned a east-west trough that runs from southwest Uttar Pradesh to Jharkhand in lower tropospheric levels.
activity is very likely over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan on May 23, the weather department has predicted.
Hailstorm is also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab on May 22 and 23, while over Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh on May 23, it said.
Meanwhile, national capital New Delhi on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 23.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average and the IMD has predicted light rains in the city.
Rainfall recorded in 24 hours till this morning was is 0.8 mm. The relative humidity at 8:30 am is 56 per cent, weather department officials said.
NEW DELHI: After a long spell of a heatwave across the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a wet spell over northwest and east India from May 21 to May 24, which will reach peak intensity on Monday (May 23).
For the next five days, scattered to fairly widespread light/ moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds are likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, the IMD stated.
The MeT department also said dust storm activity at isolated places is very likely over west Rajasthan between May 22 and 24. The department predicted strong surface winds at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometres per hour over the western state.
“Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand may have fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/ lightning/gusty winds,” the IMD tweeted.
Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan will witness scattered rain on Monday while Rajasthan is bracing for an ‘orange alert’ on Monday with a dust storm expected in the western parts, according to the MeT department.
“Isolated hailstorm also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab on 22nd & 23rd; over HaryanaChandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh on 23rd May 2022. Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Jammu & Kashmir and north Punjab on 23rd May 2022. Dust storm activity at isolated places very likely over Rajasthan during 22nd- 24th May,” the IMD further stated in its tweet.
Delhi on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 23.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average and the IMD has predicted light rains in the city.
Rainfall recorded in 24 hours till this morning was is 0.8 mm. The relative humidity at 8:30 am is 56 per cent, weather department officials said.
According to the IMD, the national capital may have a partly cloudy sky with very light rain or drizzle accompanied by the gusty wind of 30-40 kmph in the afternoon and evening.
The maximum temperature is likely to go up to 41 degrees Celsius.On Saturday, the minimum temperature in the national capital was 29.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the average, while the maximum temperature was 42.4 degrees Celsius, also three notches above the normal.Meanwhile, a cyclonic circulation lies over Rayalaseema and its neighbouring areas and under its influence, some southern states are likely to witness very heavy rainfall for the next 5 days, the weather agency also said. Kerala-Mahe, Meghalaya and Tripura saw very heavy rainfall for the last 24 hours.
In Kerala, at least 10 districts are expected to receive heavy rainfall till Sunday with the IMD issuing a yellow alert, while the Idukki district administration opened the shutters of the Kallarkutty and Pambla dams to release excess water.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts were under yellow alert for Saturday, whereas Wayanad has a yellow alert on May 22 as well.
This year, the IMD had earlier predicted the first showers of the southwest monsoon or ‘Edavapathy’ in Kerala by May 27, five days earlier than the normal onset date.
Torrential rains started lashing Bihar and Assam over the past few days, resulting in a flood situation. More than 7 lakh people have been affected across 29 districts of Assam and a total of 11 deaths have been recorded since May 13.
In Bihar, as many as 33 people across the 16 districts were killed in storms and lightning till Saturday. Chief minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex gratia of ₹4 lakh to families of those who have died.
PM Narendra Modi condoled the deaths. “Deeply saddened to know about the number of deaths due to thunderstorm and lightning in several districts of Bihar. May God give strength to the bereaved families to bear this immense loss,” he tweeted in Hindi.