Red alert for heatwave in 2 states; orange alert for heavy rains in J-K, Himachal. Check IMD weather forecast for today
Soma Sen Roy, senior scientist said that severe heatwave conditions have been prevailing in Gangetic West Bengal for many days and hence a red alert has been issued. “Severe heatwave conditions are also being faced in Odisha, especially in North Odisha, although not like in West Bengal but severe enough for many days and hence a red alert has been issued for this part too," she said as quoted by news agency ANI.
The RMC Kolkata, severe heat wave conditions are likley to occur at one or two places over East and West Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura, East and West Midnapore, Jhargram districts of Gangetic West Bengal. Also Read: Severe heatwave alert! IMD issues fresh warning, predicts 2024 will emerge as the hottest year on record As per RMC Odisha, heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Khurda, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Nuapada.
Orange alert for heatwave condition likely to prevail in the districts of Deogarh, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Rayagada, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Malkangiri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Nawarangpur, Bargarh in Odisha. Earlier on April 27, the highest maximum temperature of 45.8 degree celsius was recorded in Kalaikunda area of Gangetic West Bengal.
Additionally, heatwave conditions have been predicted in Bihar, Jharkhand, Rayalaseema, Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu duirng the next four days; Kerala and Mahe during 27th-28th; Konkan during 27th-29th and Uttar Pradesh during 28th-30th April , Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during 30th April-1st May. The weather office has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal
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