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According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Rentachintala in Andhra Pradesh was the hottest place in the country on Sunday. Malegaon and Jalgaon in Maharashtra remained on second and third spot in the list of top ten hottest places in India on Sunday. Here are some of the other hottest places on Sunday and their forecast for Monday.
| Places | State | Maximum temperature on Sunday | Forecast trend for Monday |
| Rentachintala | Andhra Pradesh | 44.6°C | Same |
| Malegaon | Maharashtra | 43.2°C | Same |
| Jalgaon | Maharashtra | 43°C | Same |
| Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan | 42.7°C | Drop |
| Amravati | Maharashtra | 42.4°C | Same |
| Durg | Chhattisgarh | 42.4°C | Drop |
| Amritsar | Punjab | 42.4°C | Drop |
| Hanamkonda | Andhra Pradesh | 42.1°C | Same |
| Bhira | Maharashtra | 42°C | Same |
| Daltonganj | Jharkhand | 41.6°C | Drop |
Photograph by Luca Galuzzi
Dust storm will be a possibility in the national capital Delhi, while morning in Kolkata will be much better on Tuesday than Monday as minimum temperature will drop by three notches. Afternoon in the commercial capital Mumbai will be more hot and uncomfortable as day temperature will rise. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the other three metropolitan cities of Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore are expected to witness rain or thunderstorms on Tuesday.
| Cities | Maximum Temperature | Minimum Temperature | Conditions |
| Delhi | 39°C | 25°C | Partly cloudy sky, an uncomfortable day, Chances of dust storm with gusty winds during evening/night |
| Mumbai | 36°C | 26°C | Afternoon to remain humid and uncomfortable, Sea breeze to provide relief during evening and night |
| Kolkata | 35°C | 23°C | Sky will be partly cloudy, with chances of rain |
| Chennai | 35°C | 25°C | Sky will partly cloudy to cloudy and there will be chances of rain or thundershowers |
| Bangalore | 33°C | 23°C | Partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain |
| Hyderabad | 39°C | 25°C | Partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain or thunderstorms |
Photograph by Mckay Savage
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, here are today's weather alerts for different parts of country.
Weather alert for Haryana and Delhi/NCR
In the next 2-6 hours short spells of dust storm/thundershowers are likely at a few places in Delhi/NCR and Haryana with strong average winds of 40 kmph, gusting at 70 kmph.
Weather alert for Himachal Pradesh issued 15:23 Hrs.
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places in Chamba, Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Solan districts in next 2-6 hours. Rain will be accompanied by strong winds of 50 kmph, gusting at 60 kmph.
Weather alert for Odisha issued at 15:19 Hrs.
In next 2-6 hours light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places in Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Koraput and Rayagada districts with strong average winds of 50 kmph, gusting at 80 kmph.
Weather alert for Andhra Pradesh issued at 15:14 Hrs.
Light rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places over Kadapa, Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Visakhapatnam districts with strong average winds of 40 kmph, gusting at 60 kmph.
Weather alert for Madhya Pradesh issued at 15:09 Hrs.
Light rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places in Anuppur, Dhar, Dindori, Indore, Jhabua, Neemuch, Ratlam and Ujjain districts in the next 2-6 hours. These places will also observe strong winds of 40 kmph, gusting at 60 kmph.
Weather alert for Rajasthan issued at 15:02 Hrs.
In the next 2-6 hours light dust storm/thundershowers are likely at a few places in Alwar, Bharatpur, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi and Udaipur districts with strong average winds of 50 kmph, gusting at 70 kmph.
Weather alert for Uttar Pradesh issued at 10:02 Hrs.
In the next 2-6 hours light rain and thundershowers are likely at some places in Bahraich, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur and Sitapur districts of Uttar Pradesh with strong winds of 40 kmph, gusting at 80 kmph.
Weather alert for Kerala issued 10:12 Hrs.
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places over Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts with strong winds of 40 kmph, gusting at 80 kmph.
Weather alert for Assam issued 10:08 Hrs.
In the next 2-8 hours light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at some places in Cachar, Golaghat, Jorhat, Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, North Cachar Hills and Sivasagar districts of Assam with strong winds blowing at a speed of 50 kmph, gusting at 100 kmph.
Weather alert for Rajasthan issued at 09:57 Hrs.
Light rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places over Churu, Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan with strong average winds of 40 kmph gusting at 80 kmph during the next 2 to 4 hours.
Weather alert for Tamil Nadu issued at 09:53 Hrs.
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at many places over Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Karur, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi and Tiruchirappalli districts in the next 2-4 hours. Rain will be accompanied by strong winds blowing at a speed of 40 kmph, gusting at 80 kmph
Weather alert for Bihar issued 09:47 Hrs.
In the next 2-4 hours light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at a few places in Begusarai, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna and Saran districts of Bihar with strong winds of 50 kmph, gusting at 80 kmph.
Weather alert for West Bengal issued 09:40 Hrs.
In the next 2-6 hours light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at few places in Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Maldah, Murshidabad and Nadia districts. Rain will be accompanied by strong winds blowing at a speed of 50 kmph, gusting at 80 kmph.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather in India could be rainy at many places this week: Here’s a weather forecast for the entire week
North India – After a week of prolonged dust storm activity, the weather in North India will now become dry. However, this will happen after another spell of dust storm affects northern plains on Monday. From Tuesday onwards, both the plains and the hills will not witness any weather activity. This dry spell may last till the end of the week, pushing the maximum temperatures to mid-forties. The last day of the week or the first day of the next week may again experience short spells of dust storms in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, north Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh.
East and Northeast India – Weather in East India will be rainy along the foothills of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as a result of a cyclonic circulation near Bihar. Rain due to this system will continue to occur, during the later part of the day, till the mid-week. Temperatures will rise to settle above 40⁰C, in the absence of rain. Weather in Northeast will be wet and cloudy throughout the week, reducing the diurnal variation (the difference between the max and min). Rain in the Northeast will be more in Assam Valley and Meghalaya.
Central India – The weather in Central India will be hot and dry with maximums settling in the mid-forties till the middle of the week. The clouding effects of the cyclonic circulation near Sri Lanka, which is expected to give rain in South India this week, could reach up to Central India. As a result weather in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra will be cloudy from the 8th of May onwards and rain could occur from the 9th or the 10th of May. Clouding and rain may therefore lead to a marginal drop in day temperatures of Central India.
South India – Extensive rainfall is the forecast for South India this week. A strong circulation near Sri Lanka which could possibly turn into a low pressure system, will give rain at various places in South India, including the interiors. After giving good amounts of rain with isolated heavy showers in between, the weather system may gain latitude on the 7th of May, move towards Lakshadweep and give rain along the Karnataka coast from the 8th of May onwards. As we mentioned earlier, this weather system is also likely to make the weather cloudy and rainy in parts of Central India this week. Parts of Mumbai may also get rain from this cyclonic circulation. Rain in South India may pull down temperatures to early thirties or high twenties this week.
Photo by Ritika Acharya.
