Watch the skies because Punjab’s relentless heatwave is finally relenting! Relief is filling the air slowly. Strong winds sweep across the state, cooling down the scratching 'garmi' (heat in Hindi) after a punishing heatwave. Temperatures have dipped by 2.2°C in the past 24 hours, aligning more closely with the seasonal average, says the Meteorological Department. However, Bathinda continues to blaze, topping charts at 42.8°C.
Relief may be just around the corner as experts say there won’t be much change in temperature for the next three days, but a 2°C to 4°C drop could follow. Chandigarh already felt the shift, with temperatures falling sharply by 2.6°C—from 38.5°C to 35.9°C in just a day.
A weather twist is on the way as a fresh cyclonic circulation is brewing over southwest Rajasthan at around 1.5 km altitude. This major shift will likely trigger notable weather changes starting May 1.
Punjab is on alert as the Meteorological Department warns of strong winds and lightning in the coming days, precisely on May 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7. It is worth noting that yellow and orange alerts are in place in several areas of Punjab.
Well, it's not fair to call the weather shift a relief to everyone. Farmers, on the other hand, need to be cautious with their harvested crops (and that takes a lot of work). Here, the timing of this weather change is everything, as it is evidently set to coincide with the ongoing wheat harvest. Officials urged farmers to take necessary steps to protect both standing crops and harvested grains from wind and rain damage.
For a while, the worst of the heat may be behind us, but the skies still bring their warnings. Thunderstorms are looming, and farmers must protect their hard-earned crops.