New Delhi: While the Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert in one part of the country, there is a forecast of rain in the other part. According to the IMD, due to Cyclone Asani, there may be rain in more than 17 states. With the rains in the eastern and southern states of India, there will be a change in the weather in the states of Orissa and the northeast. At the same time, there will be heatwave conditions in the capital Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat. The Deep Depression has intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ about 380 km west of Port Blair (Andaman Islands). It is moving northwestwards and is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the east-central Bay of Bengal by Monday evening.
Due to the effect of Asani, apart from cloud cover in many states, thunderstorms and drizzles have started. The effect of the cyclonic storms will be visible in 14 states including Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a heatwave again in northwest and central India from May 8.
The IMD has said that with the fresh round of heatwave, the maximum temperature will increase by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius over most parts of Northwest and Central India during the next three days. From May 9 to May 12, the Meteorological Department has forecasted heatwave conditions in Rajasthan and South Haryana, Delhi, South-West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra from May 8 to May 11.
In many areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 32 to 33 degrees Celsius is being recorded. Whereas in Madhya Pradesh, the outbreak of heat has increased even before the start of Nautapa once again. Hot winds are blowing, the temperature has reached 40 to 48 degrees in many areas. The maximum temperature is likely to exceed 42-44 degrees Celsius in some parts of Northwest and Central India.
Here, a rain alert has been issued in Kerala, Karnataka, Karaikal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Goa with thunder and lightning. There is a possibility of lightning with rain in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Manipur, and Meghalaya till May 11. The weather will remain pleasant in the hilly states as well. It may also rain in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Leh Ladakh.
