Heatwave Persists in South India, Gangetic West Bengal & Odisha

Large swathes of East and South Peninsular India, already reeling under severe heatwave conditions, are unlikely to get any relief for the next five days, according to the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in Gangetic West Bengal, parts of Odisha, and isolated pockets of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Isolated pockets across Bihar, Jharkhand, Rayalaseema, Interior Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu will also continue to experience heatwave conditions in the coming days.

Kerala and Mahe are bracing for heatwave conditions on April 27 and 28, while Konkan is expected to face similar conditions from April 27 to 29. Uttar Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam in Puducherry are also likely to encounter severe heat waves from April 28 to May 1.

Hot and humid weather is forecasted to persist over West Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura till April 29, and in Kerala, coastal Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Konkan, and Goa till May 1.

Meanwhile, the Western Himalayan Region is expected to experience rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds till April 30, while the plains of Northwest India will see similar conditions till April 29.

A western disturbance, coupled with a cyclonic circulation over central Afghanistan and a trough, is influencing the weather patterns. This system is likely to bring fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall or snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand till April 30. Hailstorms are also possible over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during this period.

Isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Himachal Pradesh, from April 27 to 29, while isolated to scattered rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi till April 29.

Northeast India is forecasted to experience a heavy rainfall spell accompanied by isolated thunderstorms and lightning from April 28 to May 1, driven by a cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam.