Scorching Heat In North As Monsoon Rains Intensify Across South India

India on June 11 is essentially three weather stories unfolding simultaneously, pulling in entirely different directions. The north is on fire. The south is getting drenched. And Central India is caught somewhere in between, bracing for what comes next.

In Delhi , the week has been brutal. Heatwave conditions continue to grip Delhi-NCR, Haryana , and Punjab , with temperatures at Safdarjung expected to touch nearly 44°C , driven by hot, dry northwesterly winds barrelling in from the desert. An orange alert for thunderstorms and squalls has been issued for the capital starting Wednesday evening, after Palam recorded gusty winds of 111 kmph on Tuesday. Jaipur and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan are similarly scorched, with West Rajasthan under active heatwave warnings through the day. A western disturbance is now driving thunderstorms and winds of up to 60 kmph , with the possibility of hailstorms across parts of northwest India on June 11 and 12.

Central India is entering its own volatile phase. Chhattisgarh, East and West Madhya Pradesh , and Vidarbha are likely to see isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds , while temperatures across central India are expected to ease after June 11 as moisture pushes northward. Bhopal and Nagpur residents get a small but meaningful reprieve on the horizon. In the west, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Konkan , and Goa are likely to experience scattered rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds , with Mumbai navigating intermittent showers as the Konkan coast deepens into monsoon rhythm.

The south tells a sharply different story. Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal are under heavy rainfall alerts for the next five to seven days. Bengaluru sits at a comfortable 29°C amid active cloud cover, while Chennai is forecast at 32°C with patchy rain on June 11, humid but no longer hostile. In the east, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha , and West Bengal face rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, with the wet spell continuing for three to four days .

The northeast needs its own sentence. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura , and Sikkim are all facing heavy to very heavy rainfall , with the IMD warning of landslides in hilly areas, flash flooding , and reduced visibility.

The northern limit of monsoon currently passes through Harnai, Solapur, Kalaburagi, Nandyal , and Chennai , conditions remain favourable for its advance into Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha within the next four to five days . The season is moving, and moving fast.