In the middle of a scorching and dry weather in North India, rain is expected to provide some relief.

  • April 12, 2022, 11:35 a.m.

 

Amidst a heatwave, the weather department has predicted light to moderate rain over parts of northwestern India this week, which may bring some relief to the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh that have remained totally dry in April so far.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a western disturbance may bring in light to moderate scattered rainfall over the western Himalayan region during April 12–15 and isolated rain over parts of Punjab and Haryana on April 13. These states may also experience dust-rising winds with speeds of 20-30 kmph on April 12 and 13.The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated places across Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

For the period between April 1 and 11, Punjab is expected to receive 4.7 mm of rain, while Haryana and Himachal Pradesh's normal rain is 2.8 mm and 23.3 mm, respectively. According to data compiled by the IMD, barring a trace in Himachal, the other two states received no rain. These states also received negligible rain in March.

A bulletin issued by IMD today states that heatwave to severe heat wave conditions were observed over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Chandigarh, but the spatial extent and intensity of the heat wave are likely to reduce over north-west India from April 13.

Over the past few days, maximum temperatures in most parts of Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi have been in the vicinity of 41-44 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperatures were above normal by 6–10 degrees Celsius in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi, the bulletin observed.

While heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are expected to prevail over many parts of Haryana and some parts of Punjab over the next 24 hours, the IMD has predicted a gradual fall in maximum temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next three days.The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 45 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state, except in some pockets of north Haryana, where the maximum temperature is expected to touch 46 degrees Celsius..

The weather department has also advised farmers to go in for need-based irrigation in view of the prevailing dry weather, use fertilisers and chemical sprays accordingly, and harvest their marketable or ripening produce accordingly.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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