NEW DELHI: The Western Disturbance induced rainfall in Northwest region has abated heatwave conditions which brought relief to millions of people. The maximum temperatures in the region brought down by around - 7°C from normal and reported no heatwaves like conditions. However, the heatwave condition will return in the next two days in the region.
The widespread moderate rainfall accompanied with strong surface winds, with speed reaching 25-35 kmph, over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and north Rajasthan during the past 24 hours and recorded up to 6 cm of rainfall.
In Bhatinda, the temperatures dropped from normal by -6.5°C, Amritsar by -2°C, Karnal by -4.1°C, Narnaul -3°C and Delhi’s Ridge by -2°C.
Delhi, which has been roasted by day and night heatwaves, got major relief. There is about a 4℃ fall in maximum temperatures which brough long-awaited relief to Delhi-NCR residents.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has lowered the risk from Red alert to Yellow alert. The Yellow alert signifies tolerable heat for the general public and moderate health concern for vulnerable infants, elderly, and people with chronic disease.
“Besides Western Disturbance, lower level of moist laden easterlies form Bay of Bengal due to strengthening of monsoon also influenced rainfall conditions in northwest region,” said Dr R K Jenamani, senior scientist at the IMD.
However, the condition will prevail for the next two days and then the temperature will start rising.
The IMD forecast a rise of temperature by about 2-3°C in the Northwest region whereas it will fall by 2-3°C in maximum temperatures over next two days in East India as the monsoon reaches.
Moreover, it also said the prevailing heat wave conditions in some pockets of West Uttar Pradesh during 20th -23rd, East Uttar Pradesh on 20th and abate thereafter. Further, warm night conditions are likely to prevail in isolated pockets of north Rajasthan in next two days.
Today, IMD observed 31 weather stations in the Northwest region where maximum temperatures are in the range of 40-42°C in many parts of West Rajasthan; in some parts of south Uttar Pradesh and north Madhya Pradesh; in isolated pockets of Haryana-Delhi, East Rajasthan and Gujarat state.