Severe Heat wave Conditions Over Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Rajasthan
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Key Takeaways:
- Severe heatwave conditions will continue across North, Central and West India till May 28-29.
- East Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, East Madhya Pradesh and West Rajasthan remain the hottest regions.
- A Bay of Bengal circulation may develop around May 28 and help reduce heat intensity later.
- Relief is likely toward the end of May as western disturbances and pre-monsoon systems become active.
Large parts of the country have been experiencing extreme heat conditions for the last 7-8 days. Soaring temperatures are likely to continue without much respite for the next few days. The hottest pockets of the country are East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and West Rajasthan. Banda in Uttar Pradesh crossed 48°C on May 19. Brahmapuri, Wardha, Amravati and Nagpur in Vidarbha sizzled with temperatures exceeding 45°C. Barmer, Phalodi and Jaisalmer have also crossed 45°C during the weekend. Earlier, Barmer registered the highest temperature of 48.3°C on May 12, 2026. Brahmapuri in Vidarbha was the hottest city in the country yesterday at 47.2°C. Heat wave conditions have also prevailed over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
There is no major weather system approaching the northern mountains over the next few days. A moderately active western disturbance is expected to arrive late on May 28. There is no active weather system along either coastline to significantly impact weather conditions over the mainland. The cyclonic circulation over the east-central Arabian Sea is likely to weaken further and move away from the West Coast. Such systems generally fail to provide relief and instead disrupt the normal streamline wind flow.
A cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the farther side of the Bay of Bengal around mid-week. The circulation is expected to develop on May 28 over the eastern Bay of Bengal near the Myanmar Coast and later shift towards the central Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours. This system is likely to alter the wind flow pattern over central parts of the country, helping mitigate the heat intensity.
Severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue till May 28-29 over East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, adjoining Chhattisgarh and West Rajasthan. Heat wave conditions are also expected over the plains of North India, including Delhi, Saurashtra and interior Gujarat, West Uttar Pradesh, North Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan during this period. A combination of western disturbances over the northern hills and the developing Bay of Bengal system is likely to bring relief to many inland parts of the country toward the fag end of the month.
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