India
Updates on the heatwave: North India is almost 48 degrees, with no break this week
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted continued heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over the next five days, issuing a “red alert” for Delhi and portions of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and West Uttar Pradesh. In many of these states’ districts, the maximum daytime temperature may rise above 47 degrees Celsius.
According to the Met department, extreme heatwave conditions were reported on Tuesday across a large portion of northwest India, including Rajasthan and a few isolated areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Furthermore, it stated that warm nighttime conditions were noted in many regions of Rajasthan.
Tuesday’s highest recorded maximum temperature was 47.8°C in Sirsa, Haryana, and 47.4°C in Najafgarh, Delhi.
Tuesday’s highest temperature recorded in India
- Delhi’s Najafgarh: 47.4°C
- 47.2°C at Pilani, Rajasthan
- Punjab’s Bhatinda Airport: 46.6°C
- 46.6°C at the Taj Agra in Uttar Pradesh
- 45.6°C in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
- 45.4°C at Surendranagar, Gujarat
- 44.0°C at Akola, Maharashtra
- 43.6°C at Durg, Chhattisgarh
- 42.4°C at Una, Himachali Pradesh
May 22 heatwave alert
The northwest Indian plains are anticipated to see heatwave to severe heatwave conditions for the next five days, with heatwave conditions predicted in north Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
Over the following five days, there will likely be a gradual increase in maximum temperatures of two to three degrees in several parts of central India. Over the course of the next day, the maximum temperatures in Maharashtra and Northwest India are predicted to rise gradually by 2-3°C.
Today’s weather forecast for Delhi
In Delhi, the sky will be mostly clear on Wednesday. IMD cautioned that heatwave conditions are anticipated in a few locations. During the day, there will be strong surface winds with sporadic gusts at speeds of 20 to 30 km/h.
Update on the Monsoon of 2024
IMD states that in the next two days, there is a good chance that the Southwest Monsoon will spread over more of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the Andaman Sea, the Comorin area, the South Bay of Bengal, and portions of the Southeast Arabian Sea.
May 22–23, over coastal and south interior Karnataka; May 24–25, over Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal; and May 25–26, over Kerala, are predicted to see isolated heavy rains.
Furthermore, isolated periods of heavy to extremely heavy rain are predicted for May 22–23 over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal; May 24–25 across Kerala and Mahe. On May 22 and 23, there will also be sporadic, exceptionally heavy rains over Kerala.
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