Heat wave
Prolonged period of excessively hot weather
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A heat wave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather. High humidity often accompanies heat waves. This is especially the case in oceanic climate countries. Definitions vary but are similar. A heat wave is usually measured relative to the usual climate in the area and to normal temperatures for the season. Temperatures that humans from a hotter climate consider normal, can be regarded as a heat wave in a cooler area. This would be the case if the warm temperatures are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. Heat waves have become more frequent, and more intense over land, across almost every area on Earth since the 1950s. This is due to climate change.
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IMD weather report: Heatwave alert in Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; rainfall in these states, check state-wise forecastThe weather department has also predicted light to moderate rains, and hailstorms in East, Central and Peninsular India till 9 April.DNA - Published | |
Heatwave 'likely' to hit UK next week with highs of 30C forecastA heatwave is expected to grip parts of the UK next week with temperatures topping 30C.Sky News - Published | |
Delhi: Heatwave conditions to persist in national capital, maximum temperature expected to be...Delhi IMD weather udpate: IMD has also forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle later in the day.DNA - Published | |
IMD Weather Update: Heatwave unlikely, rainfall predicted in Delhi, Haryana, several states for next 2 daysOn Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department forecasted a new period of rain, thunderstorms, and hailstorms for Northwest, East, and Northeast India from March 30 to April 1.DNA - Published | |
Mumbai weather update: Heatwave grips city, check dos and don'ts to avoid heatstrokeMumbai weather update: Last week, the city recorded its maximum temperature at 39.3 degrees.DNA - Published | |
IMD weather update: Heatwave to hit Bengaluru, other Karnataka cities; check latest forecastTemperatures in Bengaluru and other regions of Karnataka are predicted to be two to three degrees higher than average over the next several days.DNA - Published | |
IMD weather update: Heatwave abates in all parts of country, unlikely to return till June 29Northwest India was reeling under a heatwave spell since June 2 and central India since June 10 due to an onslaught of hot and dry westerly winds.DNA - Published | |
Yellow alert issued in Delhi: Heatwave, forecast and IMD colour codes explainedIndiaTimes - Published | |
Weather Update: Heatwave continues in some states including Delhi, monsoon likely to reach Maharashtra in next two daysHeatwave conditions can occur in some areas of east Vidarbha, Uttarakhand, northwest Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, south UP and northeast MP.DNA - Published | |
Delhi weather alert: Heatwave to persist in capital till June 16, rainfall unlikely, says IMDIMD has predicted that Delhi will experience little to no relief from the heatwave conditions, with very little possibility of rainfall in the capitalDNA - Published | |
Heatwave continues in northwest, central IndiaIndiaTimes - Published | |
IMD alert: 'Heatwave' to 'Severe Heatwave' predicted in THESE states in next 5 daysThe IMD has issued yellow alerts for heatwave in Gujarat for the next two days as temperature is expected to rise about 1 to 2 degrees Celsius.DNA - Published | Heatwave continues in Delhi on Thursday, IMD says relief in sight as mercury likely to drop two degreesThursday morning the minimum temperature was recorded as 30.6 degrees C, 3 degrees above normal. The maximum is expected to be around 41 degrees C.DNA - Published |
Heatwave grips city as mercury touches 43°C, highest this yearIndiaTimes - Published | |
