Predicting a rise in temperatures and heatwave conditions for the country's national capital, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert on Monday, for the next two days.
Delhi witnessed a warm Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 20.2 degrees Celsius. According to the IMD, the maximum temperature is expected to rise to 41 degrees Celsius during the day with a yellow warning of a heatwave being issued.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 230, placing it in the poor category. It is to note that an AQI between zero and 50 is considered good while a reading between 51 and 100 is classified as satisfactory. Air quality deteriorates to moderate when the AQI ranges between 101 and 200 and further worsens to poor (201-300), very poor (301-400), and severe (401-500).
Meanwhile, a red alert has been issued for Gujarat, with an orange alert from April 8 to 10. The Saurashtra and Kutch regions are facing severe heatwave conditions in the Indian state.
According to the IMD, yesterday's highest temperature was 44 degrees C at Kandla in the Saurashtra and Kutch regions. Almost 21 cities across five states have recorded temperatures above 42 degrees Celsius.
"Heat wave conditions very likely in isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh on 7th; Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab during 7th-10th; Delhi on 7th & 8th; West Uttar Pradesh during 7th-9th; Madhya Pradesh during 8th-10th April Hot; humid weather is likely to prevail over coastal areas of Gujarat State and Konkan & Goa during 7th- 9th April," as per IMD.
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Heatwave conditions for 21 cities across several states:
IMD has predicted further heatwave conditions for 21 cities across Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Odisha.
Other states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, are also likely to witness scorching heat. The heat in Rajasthan's Barmer has set new records. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was 45.6 degrees Celsius - the highest ever in the first week of April. The departure is 6.8 degrees above normal.
An orange alert has been issued for Rajasthan for April 7 and 8, while a yellow alert has been issued for April 9 and 10.
"Heat wave conditions likely over Rajasthan during 7th-10th April with severe heatwave conditions at isolated pockets during 7th-9th April," IMD added. ]
Heatwave conditions are expected in isolated areas of Himachal Pradesh today. Haryana and Chandigarh may see similar conditions till the 10th of this month. While, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) in various districts of Delhi is Anand Vihar is 292, Chandani Chowk is 198, ITO is 209, Najafgarh is 165, Okhla Phase 2 is 293, RK Puram is 221, Patparganj is 252, Wazirpur is 260, as of 9 am.
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