North India to witness brutal heatwave on Monday, South will be drenched
India faces severe heat wave conditions on May 25, 2026, with temperatures touching 45 degrees Celsius in Delhi and 47.1 degrees Celsius already recorded in Vidarbha.
India is bracing for another brutal Monday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast severe heat wave conditions across large parts of the country.
While heavy rain and thunderstorms are bringing relief to the South and Northeast, the North and Northwest are reeling under a relentless heatwave.
WILL THE HEAT WAVE GET WORSE TOMORROW?
Severe heat wave conditions are very likely in some pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on Monday, with temperatures in the capital expected to stay between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius.
East Uttar Pradesh is also under a severe heat wave watch, while isolated severe heat wave pockets are forecast over Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.
Rajasthan, particularly its western parts, faces brutal conditions, with the heat wave expected to persist right through May 30.
On Sunday, the highest maximum temperature in the country was recorded at Brahmpuri in Vidarbha at a sweltering 47.1 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures across Central India and adjoining Uttar Pradesh ranged between 43 and 47 degrees Celsius, several degrees above normal.
In Delhi, a partly cloudy afternoon is on the cards, with a possible dust storm or thunderstorm bringing gusty winds of 40 to 50 kilometres per hour, occasionally gusting to 60, along with very light rain or drizzle during the evening. It will not be enough to break the heat.
WHICH PARTS OF INDIA WILL GET RAIN ON MONDAY, MAY 25?
While the North bakes, the South and Northeast get drenched. IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala and Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep.
Assam and Meghalaya, which recorded extremely heavy rainfall on Sunday with Tura in West Garo Hills logging 29 centimetres, can expect continued very heavy rain.
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura will also see heavy rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds reaching 40 to 50 kilometres per hour.
WHEN WILL THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON ARRIVE?
The Southwest monsoon is steadily closing in. IMD says conditions are favourable for its advance into parts of the Arabian Sea, the Comorin Area, and the Bay of Bengal over the next two to three days.
Broader relief from the heat is expected from May 29, when a fresh Western Disturbance is forecast to pull temperatures down by three to five degrees Celsius across Northwest India.
Until then, the IMD urges people in heatwave-affected areas to stay indoors during afternoon hours, wear light, loose cotton clothing, cover their heads, and drink water regularly, even when not thirsty.
India is bracing for another brutal Monday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast severe heat wave conditions across large parts of the country.
While heavy rain and thunderstorms are bringing relief to the South and Northeast, the North and Northwest are reeling under a relentless heatwave.
WILL THE HEAT WAVE GET WORSE TOMORROW?
Severe heat wave conditions are very likely in some pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on Monday, with temperatures in the capital expected to stay between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius.
East Uttar Pradesh is also under a severe heat wave watch, while isolated severe heat wave pockets are forecast over Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.
Rajasthan, particularly its western parts, faces brutal conditions, with the heat wave expected to persist right through May 30.
On Sunday, the highest maximum temperature in the country was recorded at Brahmpuri in Vidarbha at a sweltering 47.1 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures across Central India and adjoining Uttar Pradesh ranged between 43 and 47 degrees Celsius, several degrees above normal.
In Delhi, a partly cloudy afternoon is on the cards, with a possible dust storm or thunderstorm bringing gusty winds of 40 to 50 kilometres per hour, occasionally gusting to 60, along with very light rain or drizzle during the evening. It will not be enough to break the heat.
WHICH PARTS OF INDIA WILL GET RAIN ON MONDAY, MAY 25?
While the North bakes, the South and Northeast get drenched. IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala and Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep.
Assam and Meghalaya, which recorded extremely heavy rainfall on Sunday with Tura in West Garo Hills logging 29 centimetres, can expect continued very heavy rain.
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura will also see heavy rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds reaching 40 to 50 kilometres per hour.
WHEN WILL THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON ARRIVE?
The Southwest monsoon is steadily closing in. IMD says conditions are favourable for its advance into parts of the Arabian Sea, the Comorin Area, and the Bay of Bengal over the next two to three days.
Broader relief from the heat is expected from May 29, when a fresh Western Disturbance is forecast to pull temperatures down by three to five degrees Celsius across Northwest India.
Until then, the IMD urges people in heatwave-affected areas to stay indoors during afternoon hours, wear light, loose cotton clothing, cover their heads, and drink water regularly, even when not thirsty.
