India gets some respite from heatwave, thanks to Western disturbance; these regions likely to receive moderate rainfall

Mild to moderate rain and winds are expected in North Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, and the National Capital Region, according to a recent report from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Kharkhoda (Haryana), Sonipat, Rohtak, Bagpat, Khekra, Modinagar, and Pilakhua are among the adjacent places anticipated to get severe rains.

According to the met department, no heat wave conditions are likely over most parts of the country during the next 4-5 days.

Meanwhile, heavy rains lashed Maharashtra's Thane and neighbouring Palghar districts overnight and authorities issued a 'red alert' for Palghar on Thursday morning, predicting very heavy showers, officials said.

However, IMD predicted that many parts of Uttar Pradesh may witness an extreme heatwave on Thursday, June 23.

पश्चिम उत्तर प्रदेश के कुछ हिस्सों में 23 जून, 2024 को उष्ण लहर चलने की संभावना है।#heatwavealert #weatherupdate #heatwave@moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNational @airnewsalerts@RailMinIndia @DDNewslive @NHAI_Official pic.twitter.com/dzDmgscYB9

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 20, 2024

Similarly, the weather office also forecased heatwave conditions in few parts of West Uttar Pradesh from 20-23 June 2024."

पश्चिम उत्तर प्रदेश के कुछ हिस्सों में 21 जून, 2024 को उष्ण लहर चलने की संभावना है।#heatwavealert #weatherupdate #heatwave@moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNational@airnewsalerts @RailMinIndia @DDNewslive@NHAI_Official pic.twitter.com/5riyL6JXG7

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 20, 2024

In a social media post on X, IMD wrote that heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Assam-Meghalaya during the next two days and isolated heavy rainfall thereafter.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to continue over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Assam-Meghalaya during next 2 days and isolated heavy rainfall thereafter. pic.twitter.com/BJJRF62rIk

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 20, 2024

The IMD predicts that the country's average June rainfall would be less than 92 per cent of the long period average (LPA). The LPA of June rainfall from 1971 to 2020 is 16.69 cm.

Rainfall update in several parts of the country

Mumbai rains

If you're in Mumbai and want to go out in the next 24 hours, brace yourself for rain, as the IMD has issued a "yellow" alert for the city. As a result, moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast during the next 24 hours. It has been raining in Mumbai since last night. The Santacruz observatory reported 20 mm of rain in 24 hours, whereas the Colaba observatory recorded 55 mm the previous day.

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra

On Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) projected "very heavy" rainfall over Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra over the next five days.

Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar

According to the weather service, the southwest monsoon has spread to further portions of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, the Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, and Bihar.

Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Isolated heavy rainfall is also expected over Uttarakhand on June 23-24 and in East Uttar Pradesh on June 24.

Madhya Pradesh

The meteorological office on Thursday predicted rainfall and strong wind in some parts of Madhya Pradesh for the next two days. The MeT office also stated there is a possibility of strong wind with a speed of 60 to 70 kilometres per hour at some places in southern and south-eastern Madhya Pradesh.

Heatwave alerts

However, heatwave temperatures in portions of West Uttar Pradesh may persist until June 23, after which they will subside.

“A little heatwave has been recorded today too in western Himalayan region, northeast India but it has largely passed. Northwest India was under the impact of western disturbance, but it is likely to move from there from tomorrow,” IMD scientist Soma Sen told news agency ANI.

Therefore, she said, the temperatures are likely to rise from the day after tomorrow.

"We don't expect it to be a heatwave situation with a rise of 2-3 degrees Celsius but west UP will continue to face heatwave situation for 5 days...We are not issuing any heatwave warning for Punjab and Haryana. We will keep monitoring it..." Sen said.

Western disturbance over Jammu-Kashmir

Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds is expected over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan today due to a Western Disturbance over Jammu-Kashmir and its surroundings in lower and middle tropospheric levels, as well as an induced cyclonic circulation over north Haryana.

IMD observed maximum temperature in these cities on Wednesday, June 19 as below:

Observed Maximum Temperature Dated 19.06.2024#maximumtemperature #heatwave @moesgoi @DDNewslive @ndmaindia @airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/Qa0TemcG4E

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 20, 2024