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The heatwave warning is extended for two more days, till June 13, the IMD bulletin said. Read further on Dynamite News:
Heatwave alert in Delhi (Source: Internet)
New Delhi: Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in some parts of Delhi on Wednesday for a consecutive third day in some areas of Delhi. A red alert has been issued for Thursday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
The heatwave warning is extended for two more days, till June 13, the IMD bulletin said.
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung was 43.3 degrees Celsius.
Delhi, along with parts of north-west India, is currently facing extreme heat conditions. Humidity in the capital city also spiked, worsening the weather conditions.
A yellow alert for Delhi has been issued for Friday, the IMD said.
Urban areas like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Surat, Thane, Patna, and Bhubaneswar are projected to see a two-fold increase in heatwave days by 2030, according to the study by IPE Global and Esri India.
Realised weather during past 24 hours till 0830 hours IST of today, the 12th June, 2025
❖ Heat wave conditions prevailed at many places with severe heat wave conditions at isolated places over Jammu-Kashmir, West Rajasthan; Heat wave conditions at many places over Punjab at… pic.twitter.com/bu6uHsCWCy
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 12, 2025
Launched at the Global-South Climate Risk Symposium in New Delhi, the report 'Weathering the Storm: Managing Monsoons in a Warming Climate' paints a grim picture of the years ahead as India grapples with rapidly intensifying climate extremes.
India has seen a 15-fold rise in extreme heatwave days over the past 30 years, with a staggering 19-fold increase just in the last decade. These prolonged heat spells are now leading to erratic and intense rainfall, expected to hit 80% of Indian districts by 2030, says the report.
"The pace and scale of change are unprecedented," warns Abinash Mohanty, climate lead at IPE Global.
"We're seeing the monsoon stretch into long summer-like conditions, turning rainfall into unpredictable bursts that are hard to manage and even harder to recover from.
By 2030, 72% of tier-I and tier-II cities will likely endure frequent heat stress, violent downpours, lightning storms, and even hailstorms. Coastal districts, in particular, are under severe threat, with nearly 70% expected to suffer relentless summer-like heat during monsoons—a figure that could climb to 79% by 2040.
States like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, and others will face the worst of both heat and floods, impacting over 80% of their districts, said the study, aligning with the UN secretary-general António Guterres’ global call to action on extreme heat. For India, these aren't distant threats, they are already unfolding.
Ashwajit Singh, managing director of IPE Global, stressed that the Global South, especially India, is at a double disadvantage: struggling to develop while also fighting the worst impacts of climate change.
