IMD issues heatwave warning to North India; Delhi sizzles at 47.4° C

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Delhi sizzled in extreme weather conditions with the mercury soaring to 47.4 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh area, making it the hottest place in the country, the IMD said . Meanwhile, in the lower and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh, Una experienced its hottest day of the season, with temperatures reaching 43.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, news agency PTI reported, citing the weather office..

- Isolated pockets in East Uttar Pradesh and West Madhya Pradesh experienced similar high temperatures, while readings ranged from 40-42C at most places over Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, and some parts of Jharkhand..

- According to the IMD's latest weather bulletin, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely in some/many pockets over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi until May 21. Heatwave conditions are also expected in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar until May 20. ..

- Over the next seven days, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, and south Karnataka are likely to experience fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph)..

- Similarly, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are expected to experience fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with similar weather conditions (30-40 kmph winds) during the next seven days..

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