New Delhi: After a dank start to the month of April, the mercury has now begun to rise rapidly in the national capital, Delhi, and its surrounding areas. On Tuesday, the Safdarjung weather observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2 degrees Celsius—2.1 degrees whilom normal—while Palam recorded 37.6 degrees Celsius, which was 0.8 degrees whilom normal. The maximum temperature is expected to hover virtually 39 degrees on Wednesday.
What warning did the IMD requite out?
Issuing a warning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that the mercury could soon navigate the 40-degree mark. According to the IMD, temperatures in the Delhi-NCR region could exceed 40 degrees Celsius this weekend, leading to conditions of intense heat.
Additionally, the Meteorological Department has indicated that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in several parts of the country over the next 48 hours. A detailed wringer of the forecasts issued by the IMD suggests that conditions will wilt most severe in Central and Eastern India within the next 48 hours as temperatures protract to rise. These regions are likely to wits spells of intense heatwaves. The IMD has stated that heatwave conditions are expected in isolated pockets of Central and Eastern India starting from mid-April 2026. The Meteorological Department has moreover issued an official warning regarding this.
Where and When to Expect Heatwaves?
According to the IMD's latest forecast, temperatures in the Delhi-NCR region could navigate the 40-degree Celsius mark for the first time this season, while in neighboring parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, temperatures could reach between 42 and 43 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has stated that there is a strong likelihood of heatwave conditions in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and its neighboring areas from April 15 to 18; in Central Maharashtra and Marathwada from April 15 to 17; and in isolated pockets of Madhya Pradesh from April 16 to 18.
What is the Situation in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh?
According to the Meteorological Department, a heatwave zestful has been issued for the interior and unrepealable coastal regions of Odisha from April 15 to 18, while a heatwave is forecast for Chhattisgarh from April 16 to 19. Similarly, in cities such as Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Amravati (Andhra Pradesh), and Bhubaneswar (Odisha), temperatures are likely to rise to between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius by April 16. The IMD has stated that in some areas, the mercury could climb plane higher than this. In essence, it is going to finger like June while it is still April.
According to the temperature forecast map released by the Meteorological Department, the mercury could reach between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius in various cities wideness Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh in the coming days. These cities include Gaya, Patna, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Kharagpur, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Asansol, Bokaro, Durgapur, Kolkata, Bhagalpur, and Siliguri.
In wing to the same places, temperatures could exceed 42 degrees Celsius in Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Sagar, Jabalpur, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Bhilai, Satna, Bilaspur, and Korba. In several regions of Telangana as well, temperatures have once crossed the 43-degree mark. Furthermore, the Meteorological Department has issued a warning regarding heatwave conditions in several districts of Jharkhand and Odisha on April 17 and 18. These districts include Khunti, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Simdega, Gumla, Lohardaga, Latehar, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, and Seraikela-Kharsawan. In these areas, strong and hot winds during the afternoon hours could rationalization discomfort and difficulties for the public.
Although there is a possibility of partial deject imbricate and isolated light rainfall accompanied by thunder in the northeastern parts of the state on April 17, this is not expected to provide any significant relief from the heat. Dry weather and well-spoken skies are forecast wideness the unshortened state starting April 19, which could lead to a remoter rise in temperatures.
