The heat is causing trouble in many states. People are dying due to severe heat waves and heatstroke. The number of deaths due to heat is increasing in many states including Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha. The capital Delhi is also making new records every day. On Wednesday, Delhi's heat broke the record of 79 years but now a new update from the Meteorological Department has brought good news.

Rain alert for 5 days from Bihar-Bengal to Maharashtra

IMD has predicted light rain and drizzle in many states including Delhi and its surrounding areas on Friday due to the new weather disturbance coming in North India. According to the IMD, a cyclonic circulation is over and around northwest Uttar Pradesh and a trough is extending over western Bangladesh at lower tropospheric levels. Under its influence, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds (30-40 kmph) will occur over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada during 01-03 June during next 5 days. There is a possibility of light or moderate rain.

rain even in the mountains

Apart from this, a western disturbance is being seen in the Jammu division and its surrounding areas. The effect of this has started being visible in the mountains. There is a possibility of light rain and lightning at some places in Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from May 30 to June 02, 2024.

Weather will change from Delhi-UP-Haryana to Gujarat

Under its influence, very light to very light rain with thunderstorms and lightning is very likely at isolated places over the plains of northwest India during 30 May-02 June and over Uttar Pradesh during 30 May-01 and on 30 and 31 June. There is a possibility of a dust storm in Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi in May. There is a possibility of strong surface winds (speed up to 30-40 km per hour) in Gujarat on 30 and 31 May.

Monsoon rain in many states

At the same time, monsoon rains have also started in some states. This time the monsoon has arrived in Northeast India along with Kerala at the same time. Usually covers the northeastern states by 05 June, which is about 5 days after reaching Kerala. Now due to the effect of monsoon, there will be good rains in Northeast India for the next one week. According to Skymet, today (31 May) light to moderate rain with heavy rain at some places is possible over Lakshadweep, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.