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After the unseasonal rains in Delhi, the Meteorological Department has also issued a thunderstorm an alert for Saturday. Dusty thunderstorms can occur in Rajasthan. Whereas in Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, West Bengal Odisha, hailstorms may fall. There is rain alert in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Marathwada, Assam, Meghalaya, Saurashtra-Kachch.
However, heat stroke in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, UP. Despite the changed weather, the temperature in 12 cities of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh was recorded between 43 ° to 44 °. Akola of Maharashtra was the hottest city in the country with 44.9 °.
Earlier, 10 people died in the incidents of thunderstorms and power-falling in Delhi-NCR, UP and Chhattisgarh. Of these, 4-4 people in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and 2 in Chhattisgarh have lost their lives.
Such weather can remain about a week. In May, many parts of North India are expected to heat more than normal. For a few days, it will rain with strong wind and thunder-glow.
Experts said- North India received heavy rains due to increase in moisture and air
The Meteorological Department said that the torrential rains in many parts of North India including Delhi on Friday are the cause of moisture and air from the Bay of Bengal. Thunderstorms like thunderstorms were created due to a mixture of different systems of weather. Along with the rain, the southeastern winds also lasted, whose speed reached 50 km per hour.
A storm came in the capital on Friday morning, the speed of which was recorded up to 80 kilometers per hour. This is the second highest rainfall in the country’s capital in 24 hours since 1901. 3 flights were diverted due to bad weather. Two flights landing at Delhi Airport were diverted to Jaipur and one to Ahmedabad. While more than 500 flights left late.
35,000 killed due to adverse weather in India
According to a study, 35,000 people died in India due to excessive heat and cold between 2001 and 2019. According to the published study in the journal ‘Temperator’, death due to heat and extreme cold has increased continuously. This report by researcher Pradeep Guin, OP Jindal University Haryana, suggests that during 2001-2019, men’s deaths due to heat were 3 to 5 times more than women and 4 to 7 times the cold.
The figures are taken from the Meteorological Department and NCRB. Lu died the most in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Most of the deaths were recorded in UP, Punjab and Bihar due to extreme cold.
Weather photos across the country …
On Friday, there was a situation of waterlogging after continuous rains in many parts of Mathura. An elderly person traveling on a rickshaw.
People walking in the ridge area during the rains in Shimla. Alert to fall hail has been issued here today.
The water level of Chenab river increased on Friday after heavy rains in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
In Majra village of Jhajjar district of Haryana, wheat was drenched in water due to rain in the wholesale grain market.
The next 3 -day weather update …
- 4 May- There will be a thunderstorm in Rajasthan. Hail may fall in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. There is rain alert in Marathwada, Tamil Nadu-Puducherry, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Saurashtra-Kachch and Odisha. While there is alert of heatwave in Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi. Bihar, Gujarat has a summer orange alert.
- 5 May- Hail may fall in Karnataka and Uttarakhand. Dusty storms can run in Rajasthan. There is rain alert in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Marathwada, Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and Saurashtra-Kachch. Madhya Pradesh, UP, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat have summer-orange alert.
- 6 May- There is an alert of heatwave in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi. Hail may fall in Karnataka. Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu-Puducherry, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh may receive heavy rains. All other states have a summer alert.
Weather news from states …
Haryana: Rain alert, temperature dropped by 9.4 degrees due to thunderstorm
The Meteorological Department in Haryana (today) has expressed the possibility of rain on Saturday. This series will continue till May 5. During this time there will be rain in various districts of the state. On Friday, there was heavy rains in the state with thunderstorms. Due to which waterlogging situation also arose in many places. The storm has caused a lot of damage. Especially trees and electric poles were broken. Read full news …
Punjab: 5.5 degree mercury, yellow alert issued today, strong winds will last till 7 May
The weather has suddenly turned in Punjab. On 2 May 2025, the maximum temperature in the state fell to an average of 5.5 degrees Celsius, which was 8.3 degrees Celsius above normal. Due to this decline, the temperature of all districts fell below 34 degrees, which was being recorded close to 40 degrees. Gurdaspur was the hottest in Punjab, where the temperature was recorded at 33.5 ° C. Read full news …