Heatwave in many areas in western States, above normal temperatures in north: IMD

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The IMD said that parts of Gujarat would proceed  to witnesser  specified  conditions till March 13.

The IMD said that parts of Gujarat would proceed to witnesser specified conditions till March 13. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji

As respective parts of India saw supra mean maximum temperatures connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026), heatwave to terrible heatwave conditions gripped galore places successful Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions and isolated areas successful Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

It said that markedly supra mean (5.1 degrees Celsius oregon more) maximum temperatures were recorded successful astir places successful Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.

West and eastbound Rajasthan, galore places successful Punjab, eastbound and westbound Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and eastbound and westbound Madhya Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh besides witnessed markedly supra mean maximum temperatures, the IMD said. In its monthly forecast connected February 28, the section had said that supra mean heatwave days were expected implicit astir parts of the state betwixt March and May.

Among the places successful Gujarat that experienced heatwave to terrible heatwave conditions were Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, which saw 7.2 degrees Celsius and 6.4 degrees Celsius supra mean maximum temperatures connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026).

The IMD said that parts of Gujarat would proceed to witnesser specified conditions till March 13.

"Heatwave to terrible heatwave conditions precise apt successful many/some places over… Saurashtra and Kutch on… March 12, and heatwave conditions successful isolated pockets implicit Gujarat portion connected March 12 and March 13, and implicit Saurashtra and Kutch connected March 13," the IMD said.

Isolated places successful Assam, Meghalaya, Jammu-Kashmir Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, besides witnessed markedly supra mean maxium temperatures, the IMD said.

Published - March 12, 2026 11:56 americium IST

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