In Rajasthan, where temperatures had soared to a record of 51 degree Celsius, the day temperatures are hovering between 40-42 degree Celsius.
After scorching much of central, north west and north India in relentless heat, the region is likely to see some respite in the coming days as the heat wave has abated for now and rainfall is expected. Over the past ten days large parts of the country, especially north west and northern plains experienced record breaking heat. But, the tropical storm Roanu brought in some respite with moist easterly winds. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), at present, heat wave conditions are prevailing only in coastal Andhra and Telangana while in the rest of the country, temperatures have come down to normal levels.
In Rajasthan, where temperatures had soared to a record of 51 degree Celsius, the day temperatures are hovering between 40-42 degree Celsius. In Delhi too, that saw the mercury rise to 47 degree Celsius, temperature dropped below 40 degree Celsius in Safdarjung on Friday. Delhi-NCR also experienced low visibility and hazy conditions on Friday morning due to incoming dust from Rajasthan.
"As of now the heat wave has abated in most parts of the country with the exception of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and isolated parts of Vidarbha. The present conditions will prevail for three more days. After that, we may again see rise in temperatures," said BP Yadav, director, National Weather Forecasting Centre. Yadav added, "A fresh western disturbance is approaching the northernmost regions and this may induce weather conditions that can cause rainfall in Northern plains, including Delhi-NCR."
Private weather forecaster Skymet said that thundershower activity and thunder cloud formation is expected in Delhi over the next couple of days. This, according to Skymet, is due to the change in wind directions that would start blowing from east and south-east direction.
While the heat has stabilised for now, the monsoon is making a steady progress and it brought heavy rainfall in Port Blair. According to Skymet, The trough at mean sea level from Punjab to Assam across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and northern part of West Bengal persists. According to IMD, the Island had received 78mm rainfall till Friday morning while Skymet has said that it received 157mm rain since monsoon arrived. The city has almost received half of its monthly average rainfall that stands at 339.3 mm.
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