IMD has warned that there will be a 9 degrees rise in temp in 18 districts in Tamil Nadu
The India Meteorological Department has forecast that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are expected to persist over East and south Peninsular India for the next five days.
On Tuesday, maximum temperatures ranged between 42-44°C across many parts of Rayalaseema and isolated pockets over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and north Tamil Nadu.
Temperatures were in the range of 40-42°C across many parts of Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, some parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, south Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Odisha, East Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and East Uttar Pradesh.
Isolated pockets experienced temperatures above normal by 3-5°C over many parts of Gangetic West Bengal and Sikkim, and at isolated pockets over coastal Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, northeast Jharkhand, and east Bihar.
Over the next 24 hours, no significant change in maximum temperatures is expected over Maharashtra, with a gradual rise by 3-4°C thereafter. Similarly, a rise by 2-3°C in maximum temperatures is likely over central and East India during the next 4-5 days. However, no significant change in maximum temperatures is expected over the rest of the country.
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions have been experienced in certain areas of Gangetic West Bengal, isolated places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, as well as in Odisha. Isolated places in Rayalaseema and North & South Interior Karnataka have also been affected by heat wave conditions. Odisha has been experiencing these conditions since April 15th, while Gangetic West Bengal has been affected since April 17th.