Even as West Uttar Pradesh’s Orai touched 46.4°C on Tuesday, heatwave alerts have been sounded for North India for the next two days, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon, which has slowed down after hitting Mumbai, is gathering pace and is expected to progress further in Maharashtra by June 21-22, an official of the IMD told PTI.
Heatwave red alert has been issued for West Uttar Pradesh on June 19 and 20, and East Uttar Pradesh on June 19. Orange alert has been issued for Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar on June 19, West Uttar Pradesh on June 21-23, East Uttar Pradesh on June 20. Yellow alert has been issued for Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand on June 19.
Meanwhile, the monsoon activity in Maharashtra is turning moderate. “Monsoon activity was weak after it hit Mumbai, but it is slowly turning moderate. It will strengthen by June 21-22 and coastal Maharashtra is likely to receive good rainfall. Central Maharashtra, including Marathwada, will receive light to moderate rainfall during this time,” Sunil Kamble, Head of the Regional Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai, told PTI.
Several parts of Mumbai received showers on Wednesday morning, but it was insufficient to give respite from heat. Monsoon arrived in Mumbai on June 9, two days ahead of its normal schedule. Since then it made little progress and it is yet to cover parts of northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha. Conditions are favourable for advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Northwest Bay of Bengal, some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and some parts of Bihar and Jharkhand over the next two-three days, the IMD report said.
THE HEATWAVE ALERTS
Over the past 24 hours, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Uttar Pradesh; in many parts of Haryana, Chandigarh-Delhi, Punjab; in some parts of south Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh; in isolated pockets of Bihar, northeast Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Jammu division. Maximum temperatures in these areas were in the range of 44-46°C. The highest maximum temperature of 46.4°C was reported at Orai (West Uttar Pradesh).
Red alert means very high likelihood of developing heat illness and heat stroke in all ages, while orange alert stands for high temperature and increased likelihood of heat illness symptoms in people who are either exposed to sun for a prolonged period or doing heavy work. Yellow alert areas will see moderate temperature. Vulnerable people such as infants, elderly and people with chronic diseases need to take extra precautions for all three alerts.
RAIN FORECAST
Heavy to very heavy rainfall was reported in parts of Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan, Goa, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Nicobar Island on Tuesday.
Moderate rain is likely over Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada over the next five days. Heavy rain is likely over Konkan, Goa and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra from June 19-23 and Gujarat on June 19.
Heavy rain is likely over Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Karnataka from June 19-23; Tamil Nadu on June 19, 22 and 23, South Interior Karnataka from June 21-23, North Interior Karnataka on June 22, 23, with possibility of very heavy rainfall over Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Karnataka on June 21 and 22 and South Interior Karnataka on June 22.
Light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) is likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal over the next five days. Heavy rain is likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura during the next five days, with extremely heavy rain prediction for Assam, Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal on June 19. Neighbourhoods of Assam and Meghalaya and SHWB and Sikkim are at low to moderate flash flood risk over the next 24 hours.
With PTI Inputs
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