NEW DELHI, May 22 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue over the plains of northwest, central and east India, and parts of peninsular India for the next six to seven days.
Heatwave conditions are forecast in isolated areas of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh from May 22–28, with severe heatwave expected over East Uttar Pradesh and East Madhya Pradesh during the same period. Isolated to some pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi may also see heatwave conditions from May 22–28, with severe heatwave likely in some areas between May 24–27.
Rajasthan is likely to experience heatwave in isolated pockets from May 22–28, and severe heatwave in parts of West Rajasthan between May 24–28. Several other regions — including Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra and Yanam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand — are expected to witness heatwave or severe heatwave conditions on various dates through May 28.
The IMD also cautioned about warm-night conditions in isolated pockets of Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha (May 22–24), Odisha (May 22–26) and Telangana (May 22–23).
