People living in the Delhi-NCR region are in for a hard time as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted continuous rain for the next seven days till August 5.
“Delhi-NCR will experience light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy showers from July 30 to August 2, after which the intensity may decrease, but it will continue to rain till August 5. Maximum temperature in Delhi will range between 30 degrees Celsius to 34 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature will settle between 26 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius,” Group Captain RK Vishan, Delhi Wing, IMD said.
However, the national Capital and Gurgaon, which saw massive traffic jams on Friday after the region experienced 14.1 MM of rainfall, will get a brief respite on August 3 as the IMD has forecast a clear sky with no major fluctuations in temperature. Apart from Delhi-NCR, moderate rainfall also occurred in isolated regions of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
According to the IMD, maximum temperature in Haryana for the next few days will range between 33 degrees Celsius to 37 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will hover between 25 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius.
On August 1 and August 2, light to moderate rains are expected over West Uttar Pradesh. Isolated showers will occur in the State till August 5. The maximum temperature of the State will settle between 32 degrees Celsius to 36 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will range between 21degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius.