As parts of India receive rains, IMD predicts no heatwave conditions for next 5 days

• The India Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted that heatwave conditions in India will abate for the next 5 days
• According to IMD heatwave conditions had abated in Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha
• The agency also predicted hailstorms in parts of Bihar, Odisha and Vidarbha

The India Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted that heatwave conditions in India will abate for the next 5 days. The prediction came as rains hit many parts of the country. 

Heavy rainfall was recorded in Tamil Nadu, including capital Chennai. Rains in the southern state of Tamil Nadu were attributed to a cyclonic circulation in the internal parts of the state. A similar cyclonic circulation was also developing over Madhya Pradesh, in central India, the agency said.

According to private weather broadcaster Skymet Weather, a trough of relatively low pressure extends from northeast Bihar to Odisha via Jharkhand.

Over the past one week most parts of north India were experiencing a severe heatwave, so much so that many states had either closed schools or reduced the school hours, in order to prevent children from getting exposed to the heat.  The maximum temperatures in Delhi hovered around 37 degrees Celsius. Most parts of the country recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, while the Himalayan belt had a temperature of 16 to 25 degrees Celsius. 

According to IMD heatwave conditions had abated in Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. The agency also predicted hailstorms in parts of Bihar, Odisha and Vidarbha. In fact Bihar received light rains at isolated places on Saturday also, bringing relief from the scorching heat. Light rain was recorded in Arwal, Bhojpur, Buxar, Patna, Nawada, Nalanda, Sitamarhi, West Champaran and East Champaran.

Dust storms are likely to occur in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Tamil Nadu will continue to receive rains on Sunday and Kerala also will receive rains, according to predictions of the IMD.

The IMD has advised farmers to plan the sowing and harvesting of crops according to the weather pattern. While farmers in  Andhra Pradesh should harvest matured rice, maize, groundnut and ragi, farmers in Arunachal should postpone harvesting of rice and keep already harvested produce at safer places.