Rajasthan will continue to experience an intense heatwave and warmer nights for the next two to three days, according to a senior official from the IMD’s Rajasthan Meteorological Centre on Monday. Surface winds of 25-35 kmph are expected in various parts of the state over the next 72 hours.
Radheshyam Sharma, Director of the Meteorological Centre in Jaipur, stated that the maximum temperature is unlikely to change significantly until May 29. “For the first time this season, Phalodi in Rajasthan has crossed the 50 degrees Celsius mark, while Jaisalmer and Barmer have seen a seven degrees Celsius rise in night temperatures. There will be no immediate relief from the intense heatwave and warmer nights for the next two to three days. Maximum temperatures are not expected to change significantly until May 29,” he said.
Sharma added that due to weaker anti-cyclonic conditions over the state, maximum temperatures may drop by two to three degrees Celsius in some parts of Eastern Rajasthan from May 29 and in some parts of Western Rajasthan from May 30. He also mentioned that maximum temperatures are likely to return to near-normal levels across most parts of the state in the first week of June.
Strong surface winds of 25-35 kmph are anticipated in parts of the Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, and Jaipur divisions over the next 72 hours.
Large parts of northern India are also experiencing a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 45 degrees Celsius in many areas on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department reported that Mungeshpur in Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 48.3 degrees Celsius, and Faridkot in Punjab recorded a temperature of 47.4 degrees.