Meteorological Department’s alert issued: Rain-storm warning for 15 states including UP, Delhi, Bihar
Now the weather is going to take a big turn in Uttar Pradesh, which is scorching due to scorching heat. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning regarding severe thunderstorm, hailstorm and heavy rain from Thursday evening till May 31. According to the Meteorological Department, due to the effect of western disturbance and easterly winds, there will be widespread weather changes in the state, due to which the temperature is likely to drop by 8 to 10 degrees Celsius.
In the bulletin issued on Thursday, the Meteorological Department has warned that in many districts, winds can blow at a speed of 80 to 90 kilometers per hour, while the speed of gusts can reach up to 100 kilometers per hour. The risk of heavy rain and hailstorm is said to be high in many districts of Western UP including Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Agra, Mathura, Bareilly, Rampur and Pilibhit.
Warning of strong thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds has also been issued in Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Basti, Deoria and surrounding districts in eastern UP. The weather department has advised people to stay indoors during inclement weather and not take shelter under trees or electric poles. According to the Meteorological Department, the heat wave situation in the state may completely end from May 29. However, heat wave conditions may persist in some districts of Bundelkhand on May 28.
Most alert in these districts
Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Agra, Mathura, Bareilly, Rampur, Pilibhit, Jhansi, Mahoba, Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and surrounding districts.
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Meteorological Department advises people
• Stay indoors in bad weather
• Keep electrical appliances unplugged
• Stay away from trees and weak structures
• Avoid going to fields and open spaces
• Drink enough water and keep yourself hydrated
agriculture alert
Strong wind, hailstorm and heavy rain can cause damage to crops like sugarcane, maize, moong, urad, vegetables and mango-banana. Farmers have been advised to ensure drainage in the fields and support the crops.
Orange alert issued in Delhi
Due to rain in Delhi on Thursday evening, people got some respite from the scorching heat on Friday morning and the minimum temperature dropped to 25.3 degrees Celsius from 28.4 degrees Celsius recorded a day earlier. This information was obtained from meteorological data. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘Orange Alert’ for Friday. The department has predicted rain, lightning and strong winds at a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour in the afternoon and evening. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 36 degrees Celsius.
How will the temperature be in these areas?
According to IMD centre-wise data, the minimum temperature in Safdarjung, the city’s standard centre, was recorded at 25.3 degrees Celsius, which is 1.3 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was recorded at 24.1 degrees Celsius in Palam, 24 degrees Celsius in Ridge and 25.4 degrees Celsius in Ayanagar. All these are about two degrees Celsius below normal. According to IMD, there was no significant change in the minimum temperature in Lodhi Road and it was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Friday, 4 mm rainfall was recorded in Safdarjung, 4.3 mm in Palam and 3.8 mm in Ayanagar. Lodhi Road received nominal rainfall, while Ridge recorded no rainfall during the period. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) at 9 am was recorded at 142, which falls in the ‘moderate’ category. According to CPCB, AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
Heavy rain forecast in Tamil Nadu
After the end of the peak summer season in Tamil Nadu, heavy rains have been predicted in more than 15 districts of the state. The Meteorological Department gave this information on Friday. The peak phase of summer is called ‘Agni Nakshatram’ which was from May 4 to May 28. The latest bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said that heat wave conditions continued till Thursday and more than 10 districts, including Chennai, recorded temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius.
The IMD has predicted heavy rain in Coimbatore, Dindigul, Theni, Nilgiri, Karur, Erode, Namakkal, Tirupattur, Tiruppur, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts during the next 24 hours from Friday. The department has also indicated a gradual decline in maximum temperatures in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal regions from May 31. In the last 24 hours, Neyyur in Kanyakumari recorded the highest rainfall (six centimetres) followed by Avinashi in Tiruppur district which recorded four centimetres.
Warning of severe thunderstorm in many areas of Rajasthan
Due to the activation of a western disturbance in Rajasthan, a warning of severe thunderstorm has been issued in many areas. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be light to moderate rain during this period, which will provide some relief to people from the scorching heat of several days. According to the Meteorological Center, Jaipur, due to the activation of a new western disturbance, there is every possibility of heavy thunderstorm activities starting in some parts of the state in the coming days.
Due to this, on Friday, there will be strong thunderstorms at the speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour in some parts of Bikaner, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Kota divisions and there may be light to moderate rain. The maximum impact of the disturbance will be on 30th to 31st May. During this period, there is a possibility of thunderstorms, storm speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour and heavy rain at some places in some parts of Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur divisions.
Thunderstorm activities will continue in some parts of the state in the first week of June also. The Meteorological Department says that due to the effect of storm and rain, the temperature is likely to drop by two to four degrees Celsius in the coming days and there will be relief from heat wave from May 30. It is noteworthy that almost the entire Rajasthan is in the grip of scorching heat for the last several days where the maximum temperature was recorded at 47.1 degrees Celsius in the border Ganganagar district on Thursday.
Meteorological Department released the ratio of rain this year
Seasonal rainfall during the southwest monsoon over India this year is likely to be 90 per cent of the long-term average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. According to the Meteorological Department, Northeast India is likely to receive normal rainfall this monsoon, while the rest of the country may receive below normal rainfall. The India Meteorological Department has made these assessments in its second forecast of the south-west monsoon. Earlier, in its first forecast released on April 13, the Meteorological Department had said that there is a possibility of 92 percent of the long-term average rainfall in India this monsoon.
Monsoon rains less than normal
Rainfall may be ‘below normal’ in most parts of the country The Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday released its second long-term forecast for the south-west monsoon (June to September) of 2026. According to this, monsoon rainfall this year is expected to be below normal in many major parts of the country. According to the Meteorological Department, the monsoon in the country may be 90 percent of the long term forecast. This situation indicates a below normal monsoon. According to the department, this percentage may increase or decrease by four percent.
The Meteorological Department said here that monsoon conditions are expected to be normal in North-East India, where rainfall can be 94 to 106 percent of the long period average. Whereas overall rainfall in North-Western India is expected to be below normal (less than 92 percent of the long period average). Apart from this, the pace of monsoon may remain slow in Central India and the rainfall here is expected to be below normal (less than 94 percent of the long term average).
Monsoon conditions in this region of South Peninsular India may also remain below normal (below 94 percent of the long period average). According to the Meteorological Department, the country’s ‘monsoon core zone’, which includes most of the country’s rain-fed agricultural areas, is most likely to have a below normal monsoon this year by 94 per cent of the long-term average. The Meteorological Department has issued this second forecast keeping in mind the period of four months from June to September. The first forecast was released on 13 April. In this also, the Meteorological Department had said that the monsoon of 2026 may be less than normal or weaker. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature in the country may remain above normal.
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