IMD issues 'heatwave alert' for southern, eastern India for next two days.
Heatwave hits India's peninsular & eastern regions, IMD warns of high temperatures for 2 days
The India Meteorological Department announced on Saturday that portions of peninsular and eastern India are set to encounter "heatwave conditions for the next two days." Areas likely to be impacted include Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, and Telangana. In its statement on X, the weather department stated, "Heatwave conditions are expected to persist over parts of east India today and over peninsular India during the next 2 days, subsiding thereafter."
A heatwave is characterized by the IMD as a situation where air temperatures escalate to levels that pose a threat to human health upon exposure. It is typically delineated quantitatively by temperature thresholds specific to a region, either in absolute terms or concerning average temperatures.
A 'heatwave' is acknowledged when the maximum temperature in a locale reaches 40 degrees Celsius or higher for plains and 30 degrees Celsius or higher for hilly regions. The IMD's data reveals that on Friday, maximum temperatures rose between 40-43°C across most of Vidarbha in Maharashtra and Odisha, as well as numerous parts of Rayalaseema, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, North Interior Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu. These temperatures exceeded the normal range by 2-4°C.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures were 3-5°C higher than usual in a few places in Uttar Pradesh and at isolated spots in Bihar, Gujarat Region, Madhya Maharashtra, West Bengal & Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest temperature on Friday at 43.7 degrees Celsius, with Bhubaneswar and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh reaching 43.5 degrees Celsius, ranking them as the second hottest cities.
In Odisha, eight individuals were hospitalized due to heat-related ailments, as reported by news agency ANI on Saturday. Director of Public Health Odisha Niranjan Mishra remarked, "The temperature is escalating in Odisha... We need to be prepared for all heat-related illnesses. This spectrum of diseases can encompass heat exhaustion, heat cramps... Guidelines have been issued to all districts on necessary measures, and we recently conducted training for doctors covering all districts."
The weather department anticipated heatwave conditions in isolated areas of Tamil Nadu, interior Karnataka, and Telangana on Saturday and Sunday, and in Odisha, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, and Rayalaseema on Saturday.
"Warm nights," characterized by maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or more, are anticipated in isolated areas of North Interior Karnataka and Telangana on Saturday and Sunday, and in East Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Odisha on Saturday.
Hot and humid conditions are expected in Kerala & Maharashtra, coastal areas of Saurashtra & Kutch from Saturday until April 10; in Odisha and West Bengal on Saturday; in Coastal Karnataka and Konkan & Goa on Saturday and Sunday; and in Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema from Sunday until April 10.
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