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<\/div>\nWeather prediction: A fresh wet spell is expected in the northwest region from Friday (File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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There will be no heatwave for the next seven days in most parts of the country, the weather office said today, in a big relief after days of scorching heat. A fresh wet spell is expected in the northwest region from Friday, it added.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, it had predicted above-normal maximum temperatures in most parts of the country except northwest and peninsular India, during April-June.<\/p>\n
The maximum temperatures were between 36-39 degrees Celsius in the northwest, central, and east India on Sunday, while it was 30-35 degrees in the rest of the country. The Himalayan region saw it between 15-25 degrees.<\/p>\n
“No heat wave conditions are likely in the country during the next seven days,” the India Meteorological Department said in its latest bulletin.<\/p>\n
It said that the western Himalayan region is likely to receive rainfall from Wednesday and the northwestern plains from Friday.<\/p>\n
Thunderstorms have been predicted in central Maharashtra, Telangana, and southern Madhya Pradesh between Tuesday-Thursday. Southern states like Tamil and Kerala are likely to receive rain for the next three-four days.<\/p>\n
In Maharashtra, all schools affiliated with the state board have been shut till June 15 while the summer vacation extends till June 30 in Vidarbha region.<\/p>\n
Several parts of India had been experiencing heatwave conditions for the past few days. The maximum temperatures had been hovering around 37 degrees in Delhi until rain and hailstorm<\/a>\u00a0brought relief to the city last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n