Scattered rain and cold winds caused a major slump in the day temperature as the mercury settled seven notches below normal at 16 degree Celsius in the national Capital on Sunday. According to MeT department, the city received 3.8 mm of rain between 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. There was little difference between the minimum and maximum temperature as the minimum, recorded last night was at 14.2 degrees Celsius which was six notches above normal.
The maximum temperature recorded is the season's lowest, the MeT said. Humidity level remained high throughout the day as it oscillated between 87 and 93 per cent. As overcast conditions prevailed throughout the day coupled with a shallow fog, most of the Delhiites chose to stay indoors, some ventured out to places like India Gate and Connaught Place to enjoy the weather.
Similar weather conditions may remain till Monday morning and there is possibility of more rain during the night, a MeT official said. Snowfall in the higher reaches and rains in low-lying areas of Uttarakhand and in the entire Indo-Gangetic plains is the reason for the sudden drop in temperature in Delhi, the official said.
“As predicted five-six days ago, the entire western Himalayan region was predicted to have rain and snow. Even the Indo-Gangetic plains, including Haryana, Punjab and Delhi got a good amount of rainfall,” Director General, MeT Department lS Rathore said.
Monday’s forecast is generally cloudy weather with mainly clear sky from morning onwards. There would be shallow fog in the morning. The maximum and minimum may settle at around 17 degrees and 11 degrees respectively.