Delhi & adjoining regions to witness fresh spell of heatwave, ‘orange alert’ issued

New Delhi: After days of relief, the national capital is set to witness fresh spell of heatwave as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘orange alert’ for Delhi & neighbouring areas including Punjab, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh.

Severe heatwave warning has been issued for Delhi for another 4 days. The national capital recorded close to 45 degree Celsius on Sunday.
Issuing advisory on the heatwave, the IMD has advised people to spend time indoors to safeguard themselves from heat.

“Orange alert in Delhi. Severe heatwave from June 4 in Haryana,Punjab, Delhi, UP and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan. Temperature varying between 44°-47°C shall continue for four more days. We advise people to venture out carefully as the heat spell is very severe,” said RK Jenamani, IMD.

Delhi has been witnessing severe heat wave for past two days, with temperatures soaring to over 45 degrees at many places. The areas that recorded abnormally high temperatures included Akshardham (46.6), Najafgarh (46.3°C), Pitampura (46.2°C), Ridge Area (45.7°C), Jafarpur
(45.1°C) and Mungeshpur (47.3°C)

Relief unlikely for next 10 days

The IMD has further said that Delhi will continue to reel under severe heatwave and no relief is likely for next 10 days. However, some rains can be expected after June 10, following fresh western disturbance.

The Met department has also forecasted rains in north-eastern regions of the country including Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.

“Intense spell of rainfall likely to continue over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next five days,” the IMD said in a tweet.

In the plain areas, when the maximum temperature persistently remains above 40°C or above for two consecutive days, it is considered as heatwave.