Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD has predicted severe heatwave in Rajasthan on April 19, which will likely to continue on April 20. Further, heavy rainfalls are predicted in northeast regions of India, with thunderstorms and light spells forecasted in regions of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu from Sunday onward. India is celebrating Easter Sunday on April 20th.
Here is the forecast and warnings by IMD from Easter Sunday till this week:
- Gradual fall in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C likely over Northwest India (except Uttar Pradesh) during next 2-3 days and gradual rise by 2-3°C during subsequent 4 days.
- No significant change in maximum temperatures likely over Uttar Pradesh during next 24 hours and gradual rise by 2-4°C during subsequent 5 days.
- No significant change in maximum temperatures likely over Central India during next 5 days.
- No significant change in maximum temperatures likely over East India during next 24 hours and gradual rise by 4-5°C during subsequent 4 days.
- Gradual fall in maximum temperatures by 1-3°C likely over Gujarat State during next 3 days and gradual rise by 2-3°C during subsequent 4 days.
- Gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C likely over Maharashtra during next 4-5 Days and no significant change during subsequent 2 days.
- Gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C likely over south peninsular India during next 3 days and no significant change thereafter.
- No significant change in maximum temperatures likely over rest parts of the country.
Heatwave Warning by IMD:
- Heat wave conditions very likely in isolated pockets over Rajasthan on 19th; Madhya Pradesh on 19th & 20th and Vidarbha during 21st -23rd April.
- Hot & humid weather is likely to prevail over Madhya Maharashtra on 19th & 20th; Gujarat State on 22nd & 23rd; Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during 19th-21st April.
- Warm Night conditions very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over West Uttar Pradesh on 19th & 20th April.
Rain, Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, and Gusty Winds Warnings By IMD:
- Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) likely over Kerala & Mahe and Isolated to Scattered light/moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) likely over Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema during next 5 days and Telangana during 19th-21st; with lightning over Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on 19th & 20th April.
- Heavy rainfall likely over Arunachal Pradesh & Assam & Meghalaya during 22nd -25th April.
- Isolated to scattered light/moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning & gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 mph gusting to 60 kmph) likely over West Bengal & Sikkim & Jharkhand on 19th and Odisha on 19th & 20th April. Thundersquall (wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph) very likely at isolated places over Jharkhand on 20th April.
- Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) likely over Northeast & East India during the next 5 days.
- Isolated rainfall along with thunderstorm, lightning & squally winds (speed 50-60 mph gusting to 70 kmph) likely over Punjab, Haryana (Orange colour warning) on 19th and with gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) over Uttar Pradesh (Orange colour warning) on 19th; with gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph) over Uttar Pradesh on 20thApril.
- Lightning &squally winds (speed 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph) over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad(Orange colour warning) on 20th & 21st April; Himachal Pradesh (Orange colour warning) on 19th; Uttarakhand (Orange colour warning) on 19th & 20th; with gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph) over Himachal Pradesh on 20th April.
- Isolated Hailstorm likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad & Himachal Pradesh on 19th and Uttarakhand on 19th & 20th April.
About Easter Sunday:
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance, as per Wikipedia.
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