A woman died in a cloudburst incident in Kashmir even as parts of Rajasthan reeled under intense heatwave conditions with Phalodi recording a maximum of 48.5 degrees Celsius.
IMD in a bulletin said onset of monsoon over Kerala is “very likely” by June 9 due to favourable weather conditions.
In the national Capital, mercury hovered below the 40 degree-mark providing some relief to the residents reeling under sweltering heat conditions for the past few days.
The Safdarjung observatory here recorded the maximum of 38 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average.
In Uttarakhand, the MeT has issued a heavy-rain alert for the Garhwal region over the next two days and advised people, especially Chardham yatris, not to venture out in heavy rains.
“Pilgrims are advised to wait in shelters along the Chardham yatra route in case of heavy rains and resume their journey only when the weather clears,” it said.
In parts of Rajasthan, normal life remained affected with Phalodi town of Jodhpur recording 48.5 degree Celsius.
Churu and Sriganganagar recorded maximum of 48.3 and 47.5 degrees Celsius respectively, whereas Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Kota, Barmer, Jaipur, and Ajmer recorded 47.6, 47, 46.8, 45.8, 45.2 and 44.5 degrees Celsius respectively.
Heavy rains lashed parts of Kashmir, including the summer capital Srinagar, as cloudburst struck at Hapatnar in Anantnag district killing the 32-year-old woman.
As rains occurred at several places in Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperatures in dropped below normal.
Haryana’s Hisar recorded its maximum at 39 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal. Ambala received rainfall of 1.3 mm.
Chandigarh had a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal, and it also received rainfall of 3 mm.
In Odisha’s coastal belt, temperature was below 40 degrees Celsius and four districts in western part recorded above it, with maximum at Bhawanipatna (41.5).
Parts of the State received precipitation with highest being at Malkangiri (85 mm). State capital Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum of 34.4 degrees Celsius.
In Bihar, despite cloudy weather conditions, which arose expectation of rains, high temperatures and intense humidity continued. Patna recorded a maximum of 37.9 degrees Celsius. - PTI
