IMD issues Hitewave alert to Rajasthan; Rainy postponement for Delhi-NCR, Himachal, JK Brace for Thunderstorm | Today news

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heatwave warning for Rajasthan on Saturday, while predicting thunderstorms with light rain for the western Himalayan region. Check out the full prediction of IMD for Delhi and other regions: IMD forecast for Delhi-NCR The Met Division said that Delhi air for the weekend will remain ‘partly cloudy’. On Saturday, the IMD predicted light rain for Delhi-NCR, which was accompanied by a dust storm. ‘Partly cloudy air is generally cloudy air by evening. Very light rain/drip, accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning, dust storm and winds with a speed of 40-50 km/h up to 60 km/h in the evening, ‘says the IMD forecast. The maximum and minimum temperature over Delhi Saturday is likely to be between 37 and 39 degrees Celsius and 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. While the capital is also expected to have a cloudy sky on Sunday, no chance of rain is forecast. However, the maximum and minimum temperature over Delhi is expected to drop marginally respectively to 36 to 38 degrees Celsius and 24 to 26 degrees Celsius. Heatgave in Rajasthan said the weather agency said most parts of Rajasthan would experience a serious heatwave on Saturday, which is likely to decline from Sunday, April 20. “The heat wave conditions are probably in isolated places across Saurashtra and Kutch,” the IMD said. An isolated dust storm was also forecast over West Rajasthan on Saturday. Thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir and other states Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and the Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad-Belt is likely to receive moderate rainfall in most places, accompanied by small intestine, lights and square winds (speeds of 50-60 km) April, says the IMD. The with department said that these states may experience isolated hailstorms on Saturday, April 19, accompanied by isolated heavy rainfall. Thunderstorm in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh The weather agency has predicted isolated rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and winds (velocity from 30-40 kmph to 50 km / h) for Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh until April 20. Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha until April 19. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to see heavy rain until April 24. First Published: 19 Apr 2025, 08:26 AM Ist