Heatwave Conditions to be at Peak Over North and Central India

Source: The Indian Express

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the heatwave condition will be at its peak on Tuesday over the plains of northwest India, central India and adjoining interior parts of eastern India due to the prevailing dry northwesterly winds over these areas. It has also been stated that the hot spell is very likely to prevail over these areas till May 28. On Monday, Rajasthan’s Churu district recorded the highest temperature of 47.5 degrees Celcius. Today, the maximum temperatures in Delhi will be 44 degrees Celsius, Punjab and Rajasthan (43 degrees Celsius), Haryana (45 degrees Celsius), Chandigarh 42 and Madhya Pradesh (44 degrees Celsius. A wave is considered a heatwave if the maximum temperature is at least 40°C. However in the plains the heatwave is as severe as 47°C. It is advised to stay indoors and keep one's body dehydrated.