North India may begin to see some relief from the intense heatwave conditions starting Wednesday, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Severe heatwave conditions are expected to persist for the next 24 hours, with a red alert in place, but temperatures are forecasted to gradually decrease due to western disturbances approaching Northwest India.
The IMD also reported that heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy falls, is likely to continue over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Assam-Meghalaya over the next two days as the monsoon progresses.
On Monday, Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh recorded a temperature of 47.6°C, the highest in the country on June 17. Heatwave conditions affected Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar, north Madhya Pradesh, and isolated pockets of Odisha. Delhi’s power demand hit an all-time high of 8,646 MW on Tuesday afternoon amid the scorching heat.
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The IMD has issued red alerts in Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Bihar for June 18, and in Uttar Pradesh from June 18 to 20. An orange alert is in effect for Himachal Pradesh on June 18, north Madhya Pradesh on June 18 and 19, and Uttar Pradesh on June 21 and 22.
Additionally, the IMD has warned of cyclonic circulations over northeast Assam, Northeast Arabian Sea, and Westcentral Bay of Bengal. These conditions are expected to bring widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds across various regions in the coming days.
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