Rain, thunderstorm to ease heat wave conditions for a week: IMD

Heatwave conditions are unlikely to return to most of India until the end of the month and a fresh spell of rain is expected in the northwestern region from Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. .

While the maximum temperatures in north-west, central and eastern India on Sunday ranged between 36 and 39 degrees Celsius, in the rest of the country they hovered between 30 and 35 degrees Celsius, except in the western region of the Himalayas where they settled between 15 and 25 degrees. said the Met.

“Heat wave conditions are not likely to occur in the country for the next seven days,” the weather office said.

A new wet period is forecast in the western Himalayan region from April 26 and in the northwestern plains from April 28, it added.

The IMD also predicted a new wave of thunderstorms or hailstorms over central Maharashtra, Telangana and the southern districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh from April 25 to 27. Tamil Nadu and Kerala are likely to continue to witness thunderstorms or showers for the next 3-4 days. days.

Heavy rain is expected in isolated parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on April 24, in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya on April 28, in Kerala from April 24-27 and in Telangana on April 27, it said. . Hailstorms may also occur in isolated locations over Telangana on April 24-26, central Maharashtra on April 25-27, southern Chhattisgarh on April 25-26 and eastern Madhya Pradesh on April 26. .

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