IMD alert: Severe heat wave in northwest India till May 22; heavy rainfall in these states

The ongoing heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are expected to continue over the plains of Northwest India for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday..

The Met department said Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi will experience severe heat wave conditions in numerous pockets from May 18 to 22..

Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over south interior Tamil Nadu and its surrounding areas, along with various troughs extending across the southern and central parts of India, fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (40-50 km/h), is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, and south Karnataka..

Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra will likely experience isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30-40 km/h) over the next week..

Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam, scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (40-50 km/h) is predicted over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim..

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