- By Nidhi Giri
- Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:38 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
As North India continues to reel under the heatwave conditions, Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh was the hottest place in the country for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday. Mercury touched 47.1 degrees Celsius in Prayagraj, which according to the IMD bulletin, was the highest maximum temperature in the country. As per the met office, heatwave conditions shall prevail over the state for at least next five days with maximum temperature reaching 45 degrees Celsius at many places. Dry hot Westerly winds (loo) are also expected to lash most parts of of the state.
"Dry and hot westerly winds from desert regions of Rajasthan are lashing the state unabated for the past several days and are responsible for the heatwave," said senior scientist at the state met department, Mohammad Danish.
"Maximum temperature would rise further by 2-3 degree Celsius during the next two days and no large change thereafter. There will be no significant change in the minimum temperatures," he added.
Kanpur IAF recorded maximum temperature of 45.7 degrees Celsius, Sultanpur (45.4), Varanasi (45.3), Rae Bareli (45.2), Varanasi (45), Aligarh and Bahraich (44.8 each), Barabanki (44.5), Hamirpur (44.2) and Kanpur, Basti and Bulandshahr (44 each).
Heatwave Alert In North India
After a brief break over the past few days, heatwave conditions returned to parts of North India. According to the India Meteorological Department, temperatures across northwest and east India are predicted to rise by two to three degrees over the next five days, bringing about another bout of intense heat.
The IMD in its official X handle shared that, "Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions likely in few parts of Uttar Pradesh and heatwave conditions likely in isolated pockets of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand on June 15, 2024."
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Parts of Gangetic West Bengal were reported to be experiencing severe heatwave conditions, and regions of Uttar Pradesh, south Bihar, Delhi, and Jharkhand were also experiencing extreme heat. Maximum temperatures were recorded in sections of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, east Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, Punjab, and Delhi, ranging from 42 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius. In some places, these temperatures were noticeably 3 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius higher than usual.