Current Temperature Status and Heat Wave Warning
Dated: 20th April, 2025
Time of Issue: 1600 Hrs IST
♦ Observed Temperature Scenario:-
Maximum Temperature & its departure (Yesterday) (Annexure 1):-
Yesterday’s Maximum Temperatures were in the range of 41-45°C at a few places of Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, isolated places of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Haryana, Saurashtra & Kutch, Telangana,
Rayalaseema, north interior Karnatak, in the range of 36-40°C over many places in Tamil Nadu, at some places
of Konkan & Goa, isolated places of coastal Andhra Pradesh, and less than 36°C of most places of Gangetic
West Bengal, most places Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, at some places in Jharkhand, Kerla, coastal Karnatak and
Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura.
Yesterday’s Highest Maximum Temperature on Plains: 44.7°C was reported at Nagpur (Sonegaon)
(Vidarbha).
Markedly above normal (5.1°C or more):- at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya.
Appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C ):- at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan,
Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi.
Above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) :- at most places over Marathwada; at many places over Vidarbha; at a few
places over West Rajasthan; at isolated places over Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Sub-Himalayan
West Bengal & Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal.
Minimum Temperature & its departure (Today) (Annexure 2):-
Markedly above normal (5.1°C or more):- at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West
Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh.
Appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C):- at many places over Uttarakhand; at a few places over Himachal
Pradesh, East Rajasthan; at isolated places over Bihar, East Madhya Pradesh.
Above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) :- at most places over Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam; at many
places over East Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram &
Tripura, Odisha, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim; at a
few places over Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad,
Rayalaseema, Gujarat state, North Interior Karnataka; at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman
& Nicobar Islands, Konkan & Goa, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal.
♦ Heat wave conditions:- Heat wave conditions prevailed at isolated places over East Rajasthan.
♦ Warm night conditions:- Warm night to severe warm night prevailed at isolated places over Rajasthan.
♦ Percentile Temperature (Annexure 3) :-
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♦ Temperatures Recorded at 1430 Hours IST of Today, the 20th April, 2025 (Annexure 4) :-
Akola (Vidarbha) recorded the highest temperature of 44.1°C.
♦ Wind Speed & Relative Humidity Recorded at 1430 Hours IST of Today (Annexure 5) :-
♦ Maximum Temperatures Forecast :-
Gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C likely over Northwest India during next 5 Days and no
significant change during subsequent 2 days.
No significant change in maximum temperatures likely over Central India and Gujarat State during next 24
hours and gradual rise by 2-3°C during subsequent 6 days.
Gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 4-6°C likely over East India during next 4 Days and no significant
change during subsequent 3 days.
No significant change in maximum temperatures likely over rest parts of the country.
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Heat Wave Warnings for Next 7 Days
DAY-1:- Hot and Humid very likely at isolated places over
Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Tamil Nadu,
Puducherry & Karaikal.
DAY-2:-
Heat wave conditions very likely at isolated places
over Vidarbha.
Hot and Humid very likely at isolated places over Tamil
Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal.
DAY-3:-
Heat wave conditions likely at isolated places over
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha.
Hot and Humid likely at isolated places over Gujarat
state and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal.
DAY-4:-
Heat wave conditions likely at isolated places over
Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha.
Hot and Humid likely at isolated places over Gujarat
state.
DAY-5:-
Heat wave conditions likely at isolated places over
Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh.
Hot and Humid likely at isolated places over Gujarat
state.
DAY-6:- NIL.
DAY-7:- NIL.
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IMPACT EXPECTED & ACTION SUGGESTED (Heat Wave/ Severe Heat Wave) :
Yellow Alert Areas:
1. Moderate temperature, Heat is tolerable for general public but moderate health concern for vulnerable
people e.g. infants, elderly, people with chronic diseases.
2. Avoid heat exposure, Wear light weight, light coloured, loose, cotton clothes, Cover your head, Use a cloth,
hat or umbrella.
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Annexure 1
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Annexure 2
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Annexure 3
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Annexure 4
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Annexure 5
For Districtwise heat wave warning visit:
https://mausam.imd.gov.in/responsive/districtWiseHeatwaveWarning.php
For more details on Heat Waves visit:
https://mausam.imd.gov.in/responsive/heatwave_guidance.php
For any details contact at: heatwaveimd@gmail.com
Or
Scan the following QR code:
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Hot and Humid: When maximum temperatures remains 3°C above normal along with
the above normal relative humidity.
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