Heatwave conditions to dissipate across India from today: IMD

You can heave a sigh of relief. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday announced there would be an abatement of heat wave conditions over the country from Saturday.

"Heat wave conditions in isolated pockets are very likely over Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. There would be abatement of heat wave conditions over the (entire) Indian region from May 21," an IMD bulletin said.

Earlier on Friday, severe heat wave conditions prevailed in isolated pockets over Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, southwest Uttar Pradesh, northeast Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab.

Heat wave conditions also prevailed over parts of Haryana and north Madhya Pradesh, over some parts of Delhi, and in isolated pockets over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and south Uttar Pradesh.

Heat wave conditions also prevailed in many places in West Rajasthan. At 47.8 degrees Celsius, Dholpur (AWS) in Rajasthan registered the highest maximum temperature across India.