There is good news for the people who are facing the scorching heat. According to the Meteorological Department, the next two days are going to be full of relief. Due to the active western disturbances, people are expected to get relief from the scorching heat in many states. Today it will be partly cloudy in Delhi. During this, the wind will blow at a speed of 40 to 50 kmph. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 39 and 25 degrees Celsius respectively, with light rain on May 4 and 5. The Meteorological Department on Monday warned of heavy rain in six districts of Himachal Pradesh Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, and Kinnaur. There may also be hailstorms with thunderstorms. There can be relief from the drought-like situation in the state. It rained in Shimla and Chamba on Sunday. After the effect of a heatwave in Punjab, the weather pattern is likely to change on May 2 and 3. Western Disturbance is becoming active in many districts of the state on May 2 and 3. Due to the formation of a low-pressure area, there is a possibility of dust storms and thundershowers across Punjab. This will bring down the temperature a bit.
Heat will haunt in May too
The Meteorological Department says that there will be no relief from the heat in North-West, Central India even in May. April has been the hottest month in the 122-year history of the Meteorological Department recording data. Releasing the temperature and rainfall forecast for May, the Director-General of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that except for a few areas, most parts of the country would experience heat even during the night in May. He said that April this year in North-West and Central India was the hottest in the last 122 years, with the average maximum temperature reaching 35.9 degrees Celsius and 37.78 degrees Celsius, respectively. Earlier in North-West India, the mean maximum temperature in April 2010 was 35.4 °C, while in Central India the mean maximum temperature was recorded in April 1973 at 37.75 °C. The average temperature across the country during April was 35.05 degrees Celsius, the fourth-highest since 1900. Let us tell you that from 1900 itself, the Meteorological Office started keeping weather data.
Average rainfall expected to be above normal in May
Mohapatra said that the average rainfall in May is likely to be above normal. Below normal rainfall is expected over parts of northwest and northeast India as well as a southeast peninsula. In the capital Delhi, there is no chance of getting relief for two days from the scorching heat of the skin along with the heatwave. On Saturday, the capital's Commonwealth Sports Complex recorded a maximum temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius. Una district of Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. In the late evening, some areas including Kangra, of course, received light rain, due to which a slight drop in maximum temperature was recorded. On Sunday, a yellow alert has been issued in six districts of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, and Kinnaur regarding thunderstorms and lightning. The people of Jammu, who have been facing severe heat for several days, are not expected to get relief even next week. Right now the temperature will remain around 40 degrees Celsius. Rain and hailstorm in the mountainous areas of Uttarakhand brought relief from the heat in the mountains. However, due to the heatwave in the plains, the scorching heat continues.
Eight were killed in Bihar due to storms and rain
Eight people died, while more than two dozen people were injured due to thunderstorms and rain in different areas of Bihar on Friday night and Saturday morning. The dead include one each from Jamui, Saharsa, Katihar, and Samastipur and two each from Khagaria and Araria. Meanwhile, the superstructure of the under-construction bridge on the Ganges river between Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat in Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district also collapsed.
Relief from the heat in Punjab, three days of thunderstorms and drizzle expected
The people of Punjab, who are facing the scorching heat, are expected to get relief from Monday. According to the Meteorological Center located in Chandigarh, except for Firozpur, Fazilka, Bathinda, Moga, Muktsar, and Faridkot, the remaining districts of Punjab are expected to receive rain with dust storms with a speed of 40 to 50 kmph from Monday to Wednesday, raising the temperature. will decrease. After this, the weather will clear from May 5. Although the Meteorological Department has been expressing such estimates in April as well, these estimates were proved to be wrong. Now it has to be seen whether the forecast of the department proves to be correct this time or not. On the other hand, there was some relief due to strong winds in some districts of the state on Sunday, but in some districts, the maximum temperature was more than 40 degrees Celsius.
It is too early to blame climate change for the scorching heat in India
Amidst the scorching heat in many parts of Pakistan as well as India, the UN's special meteorological agency has said that it is too early to blame climate change for the extreme heat in both countries. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that the period of severe heat is in line with the changing season, in which heatwave starts already. The agency said that lakhs of people are troubled by the scorching heat in India and Pakistan. National meteorological, hydrological departments, and health and disaster management agencies in both countries are working together to prepare a plan to deal with the heat.
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