Nagpur: The city recorded a 45 degree Celsius for the first time this May, the city has been left utterly distressed by the scorching heat . This is the third time in this season that mercury has touched 45 degrees. The met has issued the warning yellow alert for the districts of Nagpur, Amravati and Wardha for the period between May 16 and May 19. The possibility of heatwave has been forecasted for this duration.
With Nagpur's temperature reaching 45 degrees Celsius for the first time this May, the city has been left utterly distressed by the scorching heat. This marks the third instance during the current summer season that the mercury has touched the 45-degree mark; consequently, the Meteorological Department has issued a 'Yellow Alert' for the districts of Nagpur, Amravati, and Wardha for the period between May 16 and May 19. A possibility of a heatwave has been forecast for this duration.
The administration has advised citizens to avoid direct exposure to the sun between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM. According to the Meteorological Department, two active troughs have developed: one extending from East Madhya Pradesh through Vidarbha and Marathwada down to Karnataka, and another stretching from West Madhya Pradesh through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal into Bangladesh. As a result, clouds have been gathering in the sky towards the evening, and some areas have even experienced light showers. However, these conditions do not appear to have had any mitigating effect on the heat.
On Friday, as early as 11:30 AM, Nagpur's temperature had already reached 40.4 degrees Celsius. By 2:30 PM, it climbed to 43.4 degrees, and within just one hour thereafter, it crossed the 45-degree threshold. Notably, the intensity of the heat persisted despite the presence of clouds in the sky. Even after sunset, citizens continued to be plagued by the oppressive heat. There has also been a significant rise in night-time temperatures; over the past 24 hours, Nagpur's minimum temperature rose by 2.8 degrees, reaching 30.4 degrees Celsius. Additionally, minimum temperatures of 31.9 degrees Celsius were recorded in Wardha, 31.5 degrees in Akola, and 30.2 degrees in Yavatmal.
Meanwhile, on Friday, the highest temperature recorded across the country was in Amravati, at 45.6 degrees Celsius. This was closely followed by Wardha, which recorded 45.5 degrees, and Akola, which recorded 45.4 degrees. In four districts of Vidarbha, the mercury was recorded at 45 degrees Celsius or higher. Among the hottest days of the current season, temperatures of 45.4 degrees were recorded on April 26, and 45 degrees on April 27 and May 15. According to weather experts, the latter half of May is also expected to remain under the grip of intense heat, and there is little likelihood of significant relief from the scorching heat even in June.