A depression has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal about 170km west of Car Nicobar and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 8, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. The heatwave conditions in isolated pockets likely over Vidarbha during May 7 to 11 and West Rajasthan during May 8 to11; south Haryana and East Rajasthan during May 9 to 11, said IMD.
A low-pressure area formed over the South Andaman Sea on Friday is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha shores early next week, causing heavy rains in the east coast states. (Image credit: Reuters)
The weather remained hot and dry in Jammu and Kashmir as the Met Department on Saturday forecase that mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places will occur in the next 24 hours. (Image credit: ANI)
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has categorised 23 of India`s 28 states and some 100 cities and districts as being at risk of suffering extreme heat. (Image credit: PTI)
Cloudy skies, strong winds and light rain in parts of Delhi kept the mercury in check on Friday, even as the weather office said a heatwave next week may see the temperature leaping to the 44-degree Celsius mark. (Image credit: PTI)
With increasing temperature, many states and UTs have declared summer vacations in schools to provide relief to the students. However many states are cutting the summer vacations short this year to compensate for the loss in education due to the Covid-19 lockdown. (Image credit: ANI)