Weather Update: No heat wave conditions for next 5 days

The India Meteorological Department on Sunday said no heat wave conditions are likely over most parts of India during the next five days. The much-needed relief comes even as the sweltering heat grips Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal.

According to the IMD weather forecast, there will be no significant change in maximum temperatures in West and East India for next three days, but a rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius is expected during the subsequent two days.

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East India

The weather department has predicted light to moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over East India for the next 4-5 days, with a gradual reduction thereafter.

Hailstorms are very likely to occur at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on April 23, over Odisha during April 23-24, and over Bihar on April 24.

Northeast India

Northeast India to witness scattered to fairly widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning, and gusty winds during the next two days with a gradual reduction thereafter. On April 23, heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places in Assam & Meghalaya.

Central India

The IMD also predicted light to moderate isolated to scattered rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds is expected over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh for the next five days, followed by a gradual reduction thereafter.

Hailstorms are very likely to occur at isolated places over Chhattisgarh during 23rd-24th April and Vidarbha during April 24-25.

Northeast India

Northeast India likely to witness scattered to fairly widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning, and gusty winds during the next two days with a gradual reduction thereafter.

Central India

The IMD predicted light to moderate isolated to scattered rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds is expected over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh for the next five days, followed by a gradual reduction thereafter.

Hailstorms are very likely to occur at isolated places over Chhattisgarh during 23rd-24th April and Vidarbha during April 24-25.

South India

The central weather agency also predicted light to moderate scattered rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala during the next 4 days, with isolated rainfall and thunderstorms expected in remaining areas.

Heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on April 23, and over Kerala on April 24.

Hailstorm is very likely at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on April 24.

West India

The IMD said light isolated rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning is expected over Maharashtra and Marathwada during the next 5 days, with additional chances over Gujarat on April 26 and 27.

There is a possibility of hailstorms at isolated places over Marathawada from April 26-27th April.

Northwest India

Light isolated rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning over the region in the next 24 hours, except for West Rajasthan.