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Heat wave conditions are predicted in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region of the country over the next two days, the Met office said on Monday.. The Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar may see heat wave conditions for four days on the trot..
Eastern Uttar Pradesh may also be affected on April 18-19, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.. Heat wave conditions have been prevailing in isolated pockets of the Gangetic West Bengal for the last six days, coastal Andhra Pradesh for four days and Bihar for three days, it said...
The threshold for a heat wave is met when the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains, at least 37 degrees Celsius in coastal areas, and at least 30 degrees Celsius in hilly regions, and the departure from normal is at least 4.5 degrees...
Above-normal heat wave days are expected in most parts of central, east and northwest India during this period..
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