Rains in parts of north, south; Phalodi still sizzles at 48.5

Heavy rains lashed parts of Kerala and Lakshadweep while a woman died in a cloudburst incident in Kashmir even as parts of Rajasthan reeled under intense heatwave conditions with Phalodi recording a maximum of 48.5 degrees Celsius.
IMD in a bulletin said onset of monsoon over Kerala is "very likely" by June 9 due to favourable weather conditions.
In the national capital, mercury hovered below the 40 degree-mark providing some relief to the residents reeling under sweltering heat conditions for the past few days.
The Safdarjung observatory here recorded the maximum of 38 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average.

In Uttarakhand, the MeT has issued a heavy-rain alert for the Garhwal region over the next two days and advised people, especially chardham yatris, not to venture out in heavy rains.
"Pilgrims are advised to wait in shelters along the chardham yatra route in case of heavy rains and resume their journey only when the weather clears," it said.

In parts of Rajasthan, normal life remained affected with Phalodi town of Jodhpur recording 48.5 degree Celsius.
Churu and Sriganganagar recorded maximum of 48.3 and 47.5 degrees Celsius respectively, whereas Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Kota, Barmer, Jaipur, and Ajmer recorded 47.6, 47, 46.8, 45.8, 45.2 and 44.5 degrees Celsius respectively.

Heavy rains lashed parts of Kashmir, including summer capital Srinagar, as cloudburst struck at Hapatnar in Anantnag district killing the 32-year-old woman.
As rains occurred at several places in Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperatures in dropped below normal.
Haryana's Hisar recorded its maximum at 39 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal. Ambala received rainfall of 1.3 mm.
Chandigarh had a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal, and it also received rainfall of 3 mm.
Heavy rains have been lashing several places in Kerala and Lakshadweep since morning.
According to the weather station there, heavy rainfall was reported in Quilandy in Kozhikode district- eight cms and Peringamala in Thiruvananthapuram district- seven cms followed by Aryankavu (Kollam district), Vaikom (Kottayam district) and Nedumangad (Thiruvananthapuram district)- six cms each.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is most likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala till June 10 morning, the weather station bulletin said.
As strong winds, with speed occasionally reaching 45-55 kmph, is likely along and off Kerala coasts and Lakshadweep area till tomorrow, sea-going fishermen should be vigilant, an IMD bulletin said.
In Odisha's coastal belt, temperature was below 40 degrees Celsius and four districts in western part recorded above it, with maximum at Bhawanipatna (41.5).
Parts of the state received precipitation with highest being at Malkangiri (85 mm). State capital Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum of 34.4 degrees Celsius.

Most parts of Bihar received light to moderate
rainfall with the maximum temperature settling at 33 degrees Celsius. Light rain to thundershowers across the state with a generally cloudy sky area predicted in the state for the 24 hours.
Rains today lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana, leading to drop in temperatures in the two states. Mercury in Chandigarh settled at 30 degrees Celsius.
The MeT Department has warned of heavy rains at a few places in the two states over the next two days.
In UP, light rains occurred at isolated places in the eastern parts and at a few places in the western parts of the state. Heavy rains are likely to occur at isolated places of the state.