Heatwave may abate from today, mercury likely to dip by 2-4 degrees Celsius
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Expect some relief from the scorching heat as maximum temperatures across northwest and east India are likely to drop by 2-4 degrees Celsius over the next three days, the Met department said.
Expect some relief from the scorching heat as maximum temperatures across northwest and east India are likely to drop by 2-4 degrees Celsius over the next three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
Heatwave conditions are expected to abate over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, south Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana from Monday (May 2) onwards. Partly cloudy sky with isolated thunderstorms will offer some respite from the oppressive heat.
Heat Wave conditions in isolated parts over Vidarbha during 01-03 May; over MP, Chhattisgarh, Telangana & West Rajasthan on 01 & 02 May; over HP, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, south UP, Kutch & East Rajasthan today. Abatement of heat wave over the region thereafter.
"Barring some parts of west Rajasthan and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, no place in the country is likely to see a heatwave in the next five days," senior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said.
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