Will have to endure scorching heat for the next 2-3 days
Monsoon has arrived, but the scorching heat is still affecting North and Central India. According to the latest estimates of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there will be severe heat in North India for the next 2 to 3 days. The Meteorological Department has also predicted heavy rains in Northeast India for the next five days. Meanwhile, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 28.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, on Saturday. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 44 degree Celsius. The Southwest Monsoon has reached West Bengal at least four days ahead of its normal onset date on Friday and has covered parts of the sub-Himalayan districts of the state, the Meteorological Department said.
Delhi Weather
The national capital witnessed scorching heat on Saturday (June 4, 2022) with the temperature exceeding 47 degrees Celsius. The Met Office said that the maximum temperature recorded was 47.1 degrees Celsius in Mungeshpur and 46.5 degrees Celsius in Pitampura. At the same time, the maximum temperature was recorded at 46.2 degree Celsius at the weather station of Najafgarh. Nearby areas like Ganganagar in Rajasthan recorded the highest temperature at 47.5 degrees Celsius, while Hisar in Haryana recorded 46.8 degrees Celsius.
As per the Skymet Weather report, the Southwest Monsoon has advanced into some parts of Northeast India and is now approaching the states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Conditions become favorable to cover entire Northeast India very soon within about 48 hours. With this, the Southwest Monsoon has advanced in time to the Northeast Indian region. Heavy rains have started in many parts of Northeast India. In fact, in the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Thursday, 121 mm of rain was recorded in North Lakhimpur, 66 mm in Silchar, 30 mm in Imphal, 21 mm in Dibrugarh, 17 mm in Guwahati. The rain has also extended to the sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim region, with Gangtok recording 104 mm of rain.
