The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has reported a slight decrease in the intensity of the heat wave prevailing in eastern India on Saturday. This shift is attributed to two Western Disturbances located along Long. 64°E and Long. 52°E in the middle and upper tropospheric westerlies. The weather office anticipates relief from the scorching conditions in these regions within the next two days. Furthermore, the IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds over Northeast India in the coming 24 hours. A wet spell with similar weather conditions has been forecasted for East India until May 9, with maximum intensity on May 6 and 7. South Peninsular India is also likely to experience a wet spell with thunderstorms and gusty winds from May 5 to May 9, with peak intensity on May 7 and 8. The weather agency has indicated that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions continue to prevail in parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Telangana, with maximum temperatures ranging 3-5 degrees Celsius above normal. Several places in these states have recorded temperatures exceeding 44 degrees Celsius, including Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh, which has been the hottest location in the country for three consecutive days, reaching 46 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Other notable maximum temperatures include 45.9 degrees Celsius in Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), 45 degrees in Mahbubnagar (Telangana), 44 degrees in Odisha’s Boudh, 43.5 degrees in Karur Paramathi (Tamil Nadu), 44.6 degrees in Nizamabad (Telangana), 45.4 in Andhra Pradesh’s Cuddapah, and 43.5 degrees in West Bengal’s Kalaikunda. The IMD anticipates the ongoing heatwave spell in east and south peninsular India to persist until May 5-6, followed by a gradual decline. From May 5 to 9, light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms are expected in Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand due to a cyclonic circulation over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and another over Marathwada. Scattered light to moderate rainfall is also likely in east Uttar Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh during this period. Isolated heavy rainfall is forecasted for Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema on May 7, and Tamil Nadu, South Interior Karnataka, and Kerala on May 7 and May 8. Additionally, isolated hailstorms are possible over Interior Karnataka on May 7 and 8, 2024.
IMD Predicts Relief from Scorching Heat in East India; Heavy Rains to Hit Northeast and Peninsular Regions
