Western disturbance to bring respite from heatwave: IMD

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ With parts of the country reeling under intense heatwave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms and dust storms from Monday hoping to bring some respite to the people. Western disturbances are near Pakistan-Afghanistan and are moving towards Delhi and thunderstorms or dust storms are likely to be experienced in northwest India, senior scientist at IMD RK Jenamani told.

“We are giving thunderstorms and dust storms warning for the whole of northwest India covering Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and West Uttar Pradesh. Cloudy weather or dust rising winds will continue till May 5. From May 1 to 5, the temperature will be normal. No heatwave will be there,” he said. However, the monsoon will commence by May 15 as per the latest predictions by the weather office.

Meanwhile, the heatwave may abate in northwest India from Monday and the fresh spell of heatwave will not occur before May 7. “The heatwave can occur after May 7, but there is no specific date prediction as yet. It depends on how the temperatures increase,” he said. “Heatwave is abating over many places today. From tomorrow, there will be no heatwave. As per our predictions, on May 2 the temperature will be normal or just above normal,” he said.