Overview

• Jaisalmer recorded the state’s highest temperature at 45.3 °C on June 7, surpassing Barmer’s 43.4 °C peak the previous day.
• Meteorological Centre Jaipur warns that the Bikaner division could see maximums of 45–46 °C from June 8 to 10.
• Western Rajasthan faces a potential further rise of 1–2 °C in maximum temperatures over the next 48 hours.
• Strong, dusty winds blowing at 30–40 kmph are expected to sweep through the Bikaner division during the heatwave’s peak.
• Despite isolated light showers—Sapotra in Karauli district saw 9 mm on June 6—the overall weather will remain dry across most of the state for at least four days.