IMD issues heatwave warning in sweltering northern states

The heatwave sweeping across Rajasthan has intensified with both daytime and night-time temperatures soaring to alarming levels, even as the India Meteorological Department issued a heatwave warning in Delhi-NCR for the next two days.

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The heatwave sweeping across Rajasthan has intensified with both daytime and night-time temperatures soaring to alarming levels, even as the India Meteorological Department issued a heatwave warning in DelhiNCR for the next two days.

In a rare phenomenon, nights are becoming unusually warm in Rajasthan. Phalodi recorded a minimum temperature of 28.8 degree Celsius, while Jodhpur and Udaipur saw night temperatures stay above 26°C.

For the second consecutive day, maximum temperatures in Jaisalmer and Barmer remained at 45.6°C.