The heatwave condition is likely to start subsiding from Thursday as easterly winds are expected to start blowing in northern parts of the country. The IMD cautioned people not to step out from 1 pm to 5 pm due to intense heatwave.
The highest day temperature in Rajasthan on Monday was recorded in Churu at 47.5 degrees Celsius, while Allahabad was the hottest place in UP at 46.3 degrees Celsius. The IMD had on Sunday sounded a red category alert for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, west and east Rajasthan for heatwave or severe heatwaves.
Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre, people have been cautioned against stepping out during 1 pm to 5 pm, when the intensity of the heat is the most.
“Dust and thunderstorms are likely in several parts of north India on May 29-30, bringing the much-needed relief from the intense heatwave,” the IMD said. The wind speed is also likely to be around 50-60 kilometres per hour during this period, Srivastava said, adding that this will bring relief from the intense heat. A western disturbance is a cyclonic storm that originates in the Mediterranean Sea and travels across Central Asia. When it comes in contact with the Himalayas, it brings rains to the hills and the plains.