Southwest Monsoon Arrives in West Bengal, These States to Face Another Heatwave

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi will face heatwave conditions on Saturday, with minimum and maximum temperatures estimated to be 29 and 44 degrees Celsius, respectively. 

The southwest monsoon arrived in West Bengal on Friday, at least four days ahead of schedule, and has already reached portions of the state's sub-Himalayan regions, according to the Met Department.

It claimed that heavy rain will fall in the northeastern states and sub-Himalayan West Bengal during the next five days due to a cyclonic circulation over north coastal Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal, as well as strong southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to northeast India.

According to the Meteorological Department, most localities in western Rajasthan had day temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius on Friday. On Friday, the highest maximum temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in Sri Ganganagar, according to a Met spokeswoman.

According to the spokesman, maximum temperatures reached 46 degrees in Churu, 45.9 degrees in Dholpur, 45.4 degrees in Nagaur, 45.3 degrees in Bikaner and Anta, and 45.2 degrees in Vanasthali, 44.9 degrees in Pilani and Kota, 44.8 degrees in Barmer and Phalodi, and 44.6 degrees in Sangria.

On Friday, temperatures in areas of the city surpassed 45 degrees Celsius, and the situation is expected to worsen throughout the weekend.

The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, was 42.9 degrees Celsius, compared to 42 degrees Celsius on Thursday and 41.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Mungeshpur (45.5 degrees Celsius) and Pitampura (45.6 degrees Celsius) recorded maximum temperatures that were five degrees above usual.