Weather Update: The havoc of severe heat and scorching heat continues across the country. In such a situation, people in many states of India are not getting relief from the heat. Due to which there is a possibility of weakening of monsoon. According to meteorologists, the monsoon has not progressed much since June 11. Meanwhile, the IMD said that the monsoon is likely to increase in the next 3 to 4 days.
The Meteorological Department said that the monsoon is passing through Navsari, Jalgaon, Amravati, Chandrapur, Bijapur, Sukma, Malkangiri, Vijayanagaram and Islampur. However, conditions seem favorable for further advance of southwest monsoon into Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, coastal Andhra Pradesh, northwest Bay of Bengal, some areas of Gangetic plains of West Bengal and some parts of Bihar during the next 4 to 5 days.
Heavy rains expected to continue in Bengal and Northeast
However, the Meteorological Department has forecast that heavy rains are likely in some areas of West Bengal, Sikkim and Northeast India during the next 4-5 days. In such a situation, soon these areas will get relief from the scorching heat due to rain. Whereas, IMD has warned that severe heat conditions are likely to persist in the northern parts of India for the next four to five days.
Monsoon is expected to remain weak for the next 3-4 days
At the same time, Mahesh Palawat, Vice President, Climate and Meteorologist, Skymet Weather, says that the monsoon is expected to remain weak for the next 3-4 days. Once it gains momentum, it can move towards West Bengal, Jharkhand etc., but after that it will move towards the foothills of the Himalayas and will knock in Delhi, Haryana and neighboring areas by the end of the month.
Palawat further said that the western winds are very strong. They are not allowing the eastern winds to enter the northwestern states. In such a situation, unless the wind direction changes, the monsoon will not start here.
Yesterday, the temperature in Delhi was recorded at 44 degrees.
On Thursday, the capital’s temperature was recorded at 44.8 degrees Celsius at Delhi’s Safdarjung weather station, which was 4.9 degrees above normal. Meanwhile, the deficit in rainfall since June 1 has increased from 1% on Wednesday to 9% on Friday. According to the IMD, there is a deficit of 9% across the country, with northwest India alone seeing a deficit of 57%, eastern and northeastern India 30%, and central India 9%.
According to the IMD, severe heat is likely to prevail in most parts of Uttar Pradesh, parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi till June 18, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand till June 15 and Gangetic plains of West Bengal and western parts of Bihar till June 15. Apart from this, heat conditions are likely to prevail in Himachal Pradesh, parts of Jammu division till June 17, north-eastern Madhya Pradesh till June 16, northern Rajasthan and northern Chhattisgarh till June 15.
Heavy rains in Northeast and Maharashtra
Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall was observed at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, North Interior Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, Telangana, Marathwada and Bihar.
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