New Delhi, April 15: No heat wave Conditions are likely over the country on Thursday but heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Coastal and South interior Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on April 16, said the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

However, heat wave conditions were observed in isolated pockets over Saurashtra and Kutch and Haryana on April 14.

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), maximum temperatures more than 40 degree centigrade were recorded at most places over East Uttar Pradesh; at many places over Haryana, Chandigarh iamp; Delhi, Gangetic West Bengal and West Rajasthan; at a few places over Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and West Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Odisha, Jharkhand and Marathwada.

As per the IMD, thunderstorm with lightning, hail iamp; gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) is very likely at isolated places over Telangana; with lightning, hail iamp; gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) also likely at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh iamp; Yanam, Odisha and Chhattisgarh; with lightning iamp; gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) at isolated places over Rayalaseema, Marathwada; lightning iamp; gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan iamp; Muzaffarabad, Rajasthan and Punjab.

"Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Odisha, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Heat Wave conditions very likely in isolated pockets over Haryana and Saurashtra iamp; Kutch," the IMD said.

While on Friday thunderstorm with lightning, hail iamp; gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) is very likely at isolated places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan iamp; Muzaffarabad; with lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) at isolated places over Assam iamp; Meghalaya; with lightning iamp; gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram iamp; Tripura, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry iamp; Karaikal and Kerala iamp; Mahe and with lightning at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal iamp; Sikkim, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh iamp; Yanam, Rayalaseema, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman iamp; Nicobar Islands, Karnataka and Lakshadweep. Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry iamp; Karaikal.

Duststorm/Thunderstorm with gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) very likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan.

(IANS/2 days ago) https://www.newkerala.com/more-news.php