A day after Delhi's Najagarh baked at over 47°C to trend as the hottest place in the country, the Met department on Friday held out no immediate respite from the searing and scalding heatwave as it issued a fresh heatwave warning for the northern plains till May 21, Tuesday.
The SDRF has deployed personnel in three teams with 90 personnel each to the districts of Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu in view of a heavy rain warning for the next three days.
In a tweet on X IMD said, "Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions very likely in many pockets of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Rajasthan and few pockets of East Rajasthan. Heatwave conditions very likely in few/isolated pockets of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Be
India Meteorological Department on Friday warned of a likely heatwave in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the next five days. It also forecasted a heatwave in states like Madhya Pradesh and Bihar for the next four days.
The Regional Meteorological Centre issued an orange alert for a heatwave for West Rajasthan and a yellow alert for East Rajasthan from May 17 to 20 with the possibility of loo following the hot weather conditions in the state.
Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between Rabi and Kharif are Summer crops.
Several parts of the country are likely to witness a wet spell accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Director of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Himachal Pradesh, Surender Paul, said, "The thunderstorms will continue for the next 48 hours in the state. Yesterday, rain and hailstorms were recorded in some parts of Shimla and Kangra districts. Its impact will be on May 12, and some dist
"In the next 2-3 hours, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain at some places in Chamba, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan along with thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm at one or two places," said the Weather Department.
"In Rajasthan, the temperature will be 44-45 °C. There is a possibility of heatwaves and loo. From May 7 to 10, there will be a heatwave. From May 10-11, there is a possibility of light rain in some regions. From May 7 to 10, IMD Jaipur has issued a yellow alert for a heatwave," said t