The Met Department has issued a red alert for a heatwave in Delhi today.
According to the weather agency, most of the capital region would have severe heatwave conditions on Tuesday, with Delhi experiencing heatwave conditions in most spots.
On Tuesday, IMD issues a red alert for a heatwave in Delhi.
Tuesday's maximum temperature in Delhi was 45°C and the lowest temperature was 34°C.
After Tuesday, the heatwave's intensity will drop, according to meteorologists
A red signal for a heatwave in Delhi was issued by the Indian Meteorological Department on Tuesday.
According to the weather agency, most of the capital region would have severe heatwave conditions on Tuesday, with Delhi experiencing heatwave conditions in most spots. In the same way, it would have warm nights in remote locations.
According to the prediction, Tuesday's low will probably be 34 degrees Celsius and Tuesday's maximum will probably be 45 degrees Celsius in Delhi.
According to the weather agency, the heatwave's intensity would drop following Tuesday.
Additionally, the IMD forecasted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions for Tuesday in a few areas of Bihar and Himachal Pradesh.
It also predicted that West Bengal's coast will see Tuesday and Thursday's temperatures would be hot and muggy, with Odisha likely to experience this weather through Wednesday.
The meteorological service forecasted that there will likely be sporadic periods of heavy to extremely heavy rain till Friday in certain areas of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh, as well as until Wednesday in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. Additionally, it forecasted sporadic, intense rain on Thursday and Friday across Odisha.
At present, Delhi is experiencing an exceptional heatwave, with temperatures reaching never-before-seen heights. On June 17, 2024, a number of weather stations around the city recorded temperatures that were far higher than the seasonal average, according to recent sources. The main meteorological station in the city, Safdarjung, recorded an oppressively high temperature of 45.2 degrees Celsius, which is 6.4 degrees Celsius higher than the average of 38.8 degrees Celsius for mid-June.
The highest temperature recorded in Palam was 46.0 degrees Celsius, closely followed by a second straight day's peak temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius, or almost 8 degrees Celsius above average, in the Ridge area.
Similar effects were seen in other sections of the city, when high temperatures of 45.6 degrees Celsius and 46.4 degrees Celsius were recorded on Lodhi Road and Ayanagar, respectively.
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