The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted no imminent relief from the heatwave that is still affecting parts of India, particularly the eastern states. West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh are expected to experience heatwave conditions till April 26 according to the weather department’s recent advisory. Today, daytime highs of around 40 degrees Celsius are predicted for Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal.

In addition to these states, areas of other southern states and Union Territories, including the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu, are likely to have hot and humid weather.

As the highest temperature on Sunday settled at 42 to 45 degrees Celsius in various sections of Odisha, Rayalaseema, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, as per the recent IMD forecast.

Severe heatwave conditions were reported by Odisha, Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand. The Bahargora district in East Singhum, Jharkhand, registered the highest temperature in the nation, which was 46 degrees Celsius.

But as the IMD has indicated, there may be a chance for some light rain in the eastern states. According to its most recent advisory, there will be light to moderate rainfall in Sub-Himalayan Bengal from April 22 to 24, Gangetic Bengal and Jharkhand on April 23, and Odisha from April 22 to April 23. There will also be thunderstorms and lightning.

The current heat wave is the second of the month. The initial one affected regions in Odisha, Jharkhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Gangetic West Bengal.

When the maximum temperature recorded at a meteorological station in the plains reaches 40 degrees Celsius, the coastal regions record 37 degrees, the hilly parts record 30 degrees, and the deviation from average is at least 4.5 notches, it is considered a heatwave. If the temperature deviates from normal by more than 6.4 notches, a severe heatwave is declared.

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