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UP reels under heat wave
A major portion of Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under an intense heat wave on Thursday, weather officials said.
Heat wave conditions in lower hills of HP as dry spell continues
Heat wave conditions likely in lower hills of Himachal Pradesh over the next three days due to rise in mercury and continued dry weather in the region. The MeT office has predicted dry weather in the lower hills over the next six days and rains and thundershowers in mid hills on May 28 and 29 and rains or snow in higher hills on May 29 and dry weather on rest of days. The local MeT office has warned of heat wave in lower hills for the next three days, officials said. The mercury stayed at 43 degrees Celsius at Una in Shiwalik foothills while Sundernagar, Nahan and Bhuntar recorded a high of 38.1 degrees Celsius, 36.6 degrees Celsius and 36.2 degrees Celsius respectively. Bhuntar was followed by Solan at 34.6 degrees Celsius,Palampur 33.2 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 32.8 degrees Celsius, Shimla 28.5 degrees Celsius, Manali 26.4 degrees Celsius, Kalpa 23.0 degrees Celsius and Keylong 17.1 degrees Celsius, the officials said. Meanwhile, officials said forest fires were raging in several .
Heatwave conditions prevail in Delhi
Heatwave conditions prevailed in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at 43 degrees Celsius. Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories recorded maximum temperatures of 45.2, 42.4, 43.2 and 43.9 degrees Celsius respectively. The Safdarjung observatory registered a high of 43 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, a Met department official said. The minimum temperature settled at 26.7 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the official said. Yesterday, the city recorded the hottest day of the season so far with the mercury soaring to 46 degrees in some parts of the national capital. The humidity level oscillated between 56 and 19 per cent. The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies with the possibility of dust storm and thunderstorm for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 42 and 26 degrees respectively," the official said. Yesterday the maximum temperature settled at 44 .
No respite for Delhi as heat wave to last till May 29
The national capital saw another scorching day on Wednesday with maximum temperature reaching 43 degree Celsius, three notches above the season's average, and is, along with north, central and east India, set to face a heat waves all this week.
Heat wave continues in Hry, Pb; Hisar hottest
Heat wave sweeping most parts of Haryana and Punjab for the past few days continued unabated today, with Hisar once again sizzling at 45.1 degrees Celsius. Hisar in Haryana was the hottest place in the two states recording a four degrees above normal maximum temperature, MeT Department report said here. At 42.6 degrees Celsius, Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, was hotter by five notches against normal. Among other places in Haryana, Bhiwani, too, had a hot day at 44.3 degress Celsius. Karnal and Ambala, too, reeled under intense heat wave conditions recording respective maximum temperatures of 42.2 degrees Celsius and 42.5 degrees Celsius, both four notches above the normal limits. In Punjab, Patiala had a hot day at 43.4 degrees Celsius, up four notches against the normal limits. Ludhiana, too, experienced the hot weather at 43 degrees Celsius, up four notches while Amritsar's maximum settled at 41.9 degrees Celsius, two more than the normal limit. According to the ..
Temperature sizzles across Himachal hills
The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday continued to experience warm weather with the state's Una town recording a high of 43 degrees Celsius, a Met official said here.
Heat wave condition to prevail in Delhi, Punjab
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that heat wave condition will prevail in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for next four to five days.Kuldeep Shrivastava from IMD, Delhi told ANI, "Temperature will be above 45 degrees. Parts of Delhi NCR, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will experience dust storm on May 24."The Central and Northern India continue to remain under the grip of a heat wave.With the temperature soaring at and above 40 °C and in Uttar Pradesh, the scorching sun is making it difficult for the resident of Allahabad to beat the heat."The blazing sun and the hot winds are so strong that it feels as if will burn us down. The temperature is already at 46, but it feels hotter than this," said one of the locals.The people in Kanpur and Varanasi are also having a tough time beating the heat.To tackle the scorching heat, Varanasi citizens are drinking kulhad 'lassi' (buttermilk) and eating curd on a daily basis.Similarly, the people of ...
Heavy rains lash Odisha, hit road traffic, train services
Heavy rains coupled with thunderstorm today affected road traffic as well as train services in Odisha, officials said. The regional meteorological centre said a cloud mass that had formed near the Odisha-West Bengal border was moving southwards, triggering heavy rains in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and neighbouring areas. Fresh thunderstorm accompanied by hail and gusty surface winds with 50 to 60 kmph speeds is likely to occur in Dhenkanal, Angul, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Sundergarh and Jharsuguda districts, it said. Heavy rains for around four hours from 8 am in the morning inundated low-lying areas and submerged many roads in several areas, the officials said. Vehicular movement was also disrupted in places like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri, they said. Around half-a-dozen trains were cancelled, while about 10 were stranded at different stations for some time as overhead wires snapped and tracks
Maximum temperature likely to settle at 44 degrees
The weatherman has predicted "thundery developments" in the later part of the day today with the maximum temperature likely to settle at 44 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.7 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, said a MeT department official. Humidity was recorded at 44 per cent, he added. The official said the sky will remain partially cloudy through the day and there are chances of "thundery developments" in the evening. Yesterday, the national capital recorded its hottest day of the season with the mercury soaring to 46 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city. The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered official, registered a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average. The minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius yesterday.
Sunny Wednesday in Delhi
It was a sunny morning on Wednesday in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.7 degrees Celsius, seasons average said the weather office.
Mercury rises in HP; Una hottest at 42.3 deg C
Several places across Himachal Pradesh recorded the hottest day of the season with Una in the Shivalik foothills registering a high of 42.3 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal. Sundernagar, Nahan and Bhuntar on the mid hills were warmer with the day temperatures at 39.3 degrees Celsius, 37.9 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal. The local Meteorological (MeT) office has forecast further rise in the temperature due to dry weather during the next six days that might intensify the heat wave conditions in the lower hills reeling under scorching sun. The sudden rise in the mercury has triggered fires in pine forests at many places. The fallen dry pine needles being highly inflammable, fires are spreading fast and the forest department has alerted the field staff and also appealed to the people to cooperate in preventing the forest fires, a forest department official said The mercury rose marginally in the tribal areas and the higher hills and Keylong and
Delhi records hottest day of season
The national capital today recorded its hottest day of the season with the mercury soaring to 46 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city. The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered official, registered a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, a Met department official said. It was the hottest day of the season so far, the official said. Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories recorded maximum temperatures of 46, 43.3, 44.3 and 44.7 degrees Celsius, respectively. The minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the official said. The humidity level oscillated between 45 and 15 per cent. The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies with the possibility of thundery developments for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 44 and 26 degrees respectively," the official said. Yesterday, the minimum and maximum temperatures were ...
At 46 degrees, Delhi gripped by heat wave, scorching week ahead
A heat wave officially struck the national capital on Tuesday with the city seeing a maximum of 44 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, and some regions sizzling at 46 degrees while an unrelenting summer sun scorched the NCR and north, east and west India.
Severe heat wave conditions prevail in most parts of Rajasthan
Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan, with Churu remaining the hottest where maximum temperature was recorded at 45.5 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological (MeT) official said. Kota, Bikaner and Barmer recorded 45.4, 45.2, 45.1 degrees Celsius followed by Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Ajmer where maximum temperature was recorded at 44.6, 44.3, 44.1 and 44 degrees Celsius respectively. Pilani and Jaisalmer recorded 43.2 and 43 degrees Celsius whereas Dabok recorded 42.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature hovered between 25 and 31 degrees Celsius in most of the cities of the state, the official said. The MeT department has warned of heat wave conditions with dust storm/thunderstorm at isolated places in the state in the next 24 hours.
Hry, Pb sizzle as heat wave intensifies; Hisar hottest
Intense heat wave conditions further intensified in most parts of Haryana and Punjab with Hisar and Chandigarh sizzling at a high of 45.5 and 43 degrees Celsius respectively. Hisar in Haryana was the hottest place in the two states, the Met Department said. As maximum temperatures rose further since yesterday, many places including Hisar, Chandigarh, Narnaul and Patiala recorded season's hottest day. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, was hotter by five notches against normal. Among other places in Haryana, Narnaul sizzled at a high of 45.3 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal. Bhiwani, too, had a very hot day at 44.8 degrees Celsius. Karnal and Ambala reeled under severe heat wave conditions, recording maximum temperatures of 44 and 43.3 degrees Celsius respectively. In Punjab, Patiala had a hot day at 44 degrees Celsius, up by five notches against normal limits. Ludhiana, too, experienced the hot weather at 43 degrees Celsius, up by four notches while ...
Severe heat wave conditions engulf Haryana, Punjab
Most parts of Haryana and Punjab reeled under severe heatwave conditions on Tuesday with temperatures soaring past the 44-45 degrees Celsius mark at several places.
Strong winds expected in Delhi today
Strong surface winds are expected to sweep Delhi today and the temperature may soar up to 43 degrees Celsius. "The wind speed will be around 20-25 kms/hr and after this there will be mainly clear sky with temperature soaring up to 43 degrees celsius," a MET official said. The national capital recorded the hottest day of the season yesterday with the mercury touching 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, as recorded in the Palam observatory. The minimum temperature recorded in the morning was 26.2 degrees Celsius, according to the official. Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thunder and lightning has been forecast for tomorrow.
Parts of Delhi sizzle over 44 degrees, more heat likely
The national capital on Monday saw the warmest day of year with mercury crossing 44 degrees Celsius in some areas while the average maximum temperature was recorded at 41.8 degree Celsius, two notches above the season's average. The situation is only likely to exacerbate.
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Mercury settles at 44.2 deg C on hottest day in Delhi
The national capital recorded the hottest day of the season today with the mercury touching 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal. The reading was given by the Palam observatory. However, the Safdarjung observatory, whose reading is considered official for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. "The minimum temperatures recorded by Palam and Safdarjung observatories are 27 degrees and 25.5 degrees Celsius, respectively," a MeT official said. The humidity levels oscillated between 47 and 21 per cent. The weatherman has predicted mainly clear sky for tomorrow morning with possibility of strong winds during day. "Strong surface winds during day time expected. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 43 degrees and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively," the official said. Yesterday, the minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 26.4 degrees and 42.6 degrees Celsius, respectively.