Rain and thunderstorms brought some respite from the scorching heatwave in north and northwestern parts of the country on Monday.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), no part of the country, except West Rajasthan, is likely to witness a heatwave condition during the next five days. “No significant change in maximum temperatures very likely over rest parts of the country during the next 5 days,” it said.
An extra-tropical weather system approaching from north Pakistan led to formation of rain-bearing clouds that brought showers to parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh early on Monday.
“A Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation lies over north Pakistan extending upto middle tropospheric levels. An induced Low Pressure Area lies over northwest Rajasthan and an eastwest trough runs from this induced Low Pressure Area to north Bangladesh in lower tropospheric levels,” the IMD said.
According to the weather office, thunderstorms occurred at several places in Uttarakhand, while most parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and isolated places in Rajasthan received rainfall.
On Sunday, Fatehgarh in Uttar Pradesh had recorded the maximum temperature of 45.9 degrees Celsius.
In Delhi, the morning temperature plunged 11 notches from 29 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius.