Rajasthan Weather Update: Temperature likely to rise in next 5 days, heat waves will prevail

The rains happening in the state over the past one week will decrease now. The weather will become dry in the bulk of the regions in the state for the next 5 days. The temperature will increase too. According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in the state may increase by 6 to 7 degrees in the next 4 to 5 days. The maximum effect of heat will be seen in the Bikaner division. Here, the maximum temperature is expected to be around 45 on June 7 and 8, and with this heat wave will prevail again.

Today, there is a possibility of light rain with thundershowers in Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, and Bharatpur divisions, while on June 7, there is a possibility of light rain in Kota and Udaipur divisions, and the weather will remain dry in the remaining places.

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of strong storms in 25 cities of the state today. These include Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Kota, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Tonk, Udaipur, Bikaner, Churu, Hanumangarh, Nagaur, and Ganganagar.

This time the monsoon arrived in the country prematurely, but it slowed down in speed while reaching Central India. Even though the onset date of monsoon in Rajasthan had been fixed at 20th June, considering the speed at which it was progressing, it was supposed to arrive here ahead of time, but now it is stuck in Maharashtra. But this time the monsoon in Rajasthan can also cross the previous year's record. But good news for Rajasthan's farmers residing in rainfed agricultural areas is that the Meteorological Department forecast 110 percent of normal rainfall in the eastern region of the state and 115 percent of normal rainfall in western Rajasthan this monsoon. In the year 2024, 662.87 mm rainfall was recorded in Rajasthan, which was about 57 percent more than the normal level of 421.96 percent. In the year 2024, the monsoon entered Rajasthan on 25th June.

The maximum temperature of the state in the last 24 hours was as follows. The hottest city in the state was Jaisalmer, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 41.8 degrees, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.3 in Ajmer, 35.4 in Alwar, 34.9 in Jaipur, 35.1 in Pilani, 35 in Sikar, 38.1 in Kota, 41.2 in Barmer, 41.8 in Jaisalmer, 40 in Jodhpur, 35.4 in Churu, 40 in Bikaner and 34.8 degrees in Fatehpur.