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It is extremely hot in almost all the states of the country. Meanwhile, rain has given some relief in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi on Friday. Still, the mercury remained above 40°C in these states. The day temperature was recorded at 42.9°C in Barmer, Rajasthan and 42.8°C in Jaisalmer.
It also rained in Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar of UP. In about 16 districts, the maximum temperature remained at or above 40°C, causing heatwave conditions. There was severe heat in 50 cities including Prayagraj and Varanasi. The Meteorological Department has said that the temperature in the state will increase by 2-3°C for the next three days.
Here in Delhi too, yesterday was the hottest day of this year with mercury reaching 41°C. However, light rain in the evening brought the temperature down to 7 to 10°C. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature may rise again in the next 2-3 days and a heatwave-like situation may occur.
6 pictures of summer from across the country
In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, people were seen sitting in the shade under a water tanker amid the scorching heat.
College students are covering their heads and faces with clothes in the scorching heat of Prayagraj.
Street vendors and daily wage laborers are troubled by the rising temperatures in Hyderabad’s Charminar.
In Karad, Maharashtra, girls are taking help of scarves to save themselves from the scorching heat.
After intense sunshine throughout the day in Delhi on Friday, it suddenly rained in the evening.
See the heat and heat conditions in the country in the map.
How will the weather be in the next 2 days?
19 April:
- There is a heat wave alert in some places of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra. There will be hot and humid weather in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- There is a possibility of heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya. There is a possibility of storm and lightning in Jammu-Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
20 April:
- Heatwave conditions may occur in Jharkhand and Odisha, while coastal areas will experience humid heat. There is a possibility of hot night at some places in Odisha.
- Heavy rain may occur in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya. There is a possibility of storm in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Telangana.
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