The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Saturday that the heatwave will last until April 3 across Jammu Division, Himachal Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Gujarat. From today till April 4th, very heavy rain is expected in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam-Meghalaya, according to the weather service.
On April 6, an upper air cyclonic circulation is expected to form over the South Andaman Sea and its neighbors, according to the IMD. During the next 24 hours, a Low-Pressure Area is predicted to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal due to its impact.
During the next five days, strong southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal will cause widespread rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, according to the IMD.
On the 2nd and 5th of April, heavy rain will fall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya. On 3 April, a similar weather system will affect Nagaland-Manipur, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim. On the 3rd and 4th of April, extremely heavy rainfall is also expected in Meghalaya. On the 2nd and 3rd of April, the IMD predicts thunderstorms and lightning in Assam-Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
The Andaman-Nicobar Islands are also expected to see a lot of rain on April 5th.
IMD predicts extensive rainfall over Kerala-Mahe over the next 5 days, as well as light rainfall over Tamilnadu-Puducherry-Karaikal, Coastal, and South Interior Karnataka over the next 5 days, and light rainfall over Coastal Andhra Pradesh (4-6 April) and Telangana (6 April). Thunderstorms and lightning are also expected over Tamil Nadu on April 2, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka on April 2-3, and Kerala and Mahe throughout the next five days.
As India suffers from a climatic and weather disaster as a result of pollution and climate change, Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has been suffering from a heatwave for the past fortnight. On March 28, Jammu set a new record for the hottest temperature at 37.3 degrees Celsius, breaking a 76-year-old mark.
The meteorological department announced that a heatwave will hit Haryana and Chhattisgarh on April 2, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu division, Vidarbha, and Gujarat on April 3.
For the next five days, maximum temperatures in the rest of the country will not change significantly.
On April 6, an upper air cyclonic circulation is expected to form over the South Andaman Sea and its environs, according to the IMD. During the next 24 hours, a Low-Pressure Area is predicted to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal due to its impact. Heavy rainfall is expected across the Nicobar Islands on April 6 as a result of this projected cyclonic circulation.
On the same day, stormy weather (40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) is expected to prevail over the South Andaman Sea and surrounding locations. Fishermen are advised to stay away from this region.
