Weather comfort till June 20
The week in the national Capital started on a pleasant note with cloudy sky and moderate wind. Cloud cover, gusty winds and intermittent rain protected Delhi from the sweltering heat, with the weatherman predicting the temperatures will remain below normal for another three-four days.
Drizzle in some parts of the Capital and its adjoining areas brought mercury down with maximum temperature being recorded at 36.3 degrees Celsius while minimum stood at 28.
According to the India Metrological Department (IMD)’s Delhi region weather wing forecast, more rain and thunderstorm activities are expected on June 18, 19, 20.
“A cyclonic circulation is persisting over Haryana and adjoining areas. Also, the humid wind from the Arabian Sea is increasing moisture over the northern plains, including Delhi. This moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea is expected to continue for the next two to three days. Thus, we expect scattered rain and thundershower activities to continue over Delhi and NCR until June 19,” Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, said.
In the past 48 hours, rain has been witnessed in isolated pockets of Delhi and adjoining areas of Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad. The Safdarjung observatory said the city received 0.6mm rainfall during the past 24 hours. The humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 54 per cent. On Sunday, the maximum temperature settled at 36.3 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 28.02 degrees Celsius.
On Monday, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung observatory was recorded 33 degrees Celsius and minimum 27. At Palam observatory the maximum temperature was recorded 32 degrees Celsius and minimum 28.
The heatwave is not yet over in Delhi as from June 23 onwards temperature will increase again, said weather experts. The maximum temperature for June 23 has been forecast 41 degrees Celsius by the IMD. This summer, Delhi-NCR witnessed spell of severe heatwave for prolonged period. In fact, on June 10, the mercury soared to 48 degrees, the highest in Delhi’s history.
