A dust-storm is likely to hit the national Capital on Wednesday, an official from the MeT department said on Tuesday. Delhi witnessed a warm day with the minimum temperature settling at 31.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average while the maximum was recorded at 41.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal on Tuesday.
Humidity oscillated between 62 and 39 per cent.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its weekly weather forecast mentioned that rain may occur on June 9, 11. With this Delhi people may get relief from scorching heat.
The MeT also marked light rain and thunder storm activities on June 7, 8.
According to Skymet weather forecast the weather of North India a cyclonic circulation lies over Central Pakistan. A trough is extending from this system up to North Madhya Pradesh. Therefore, we expect light rains to occur over few places of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. “Dust storm and thunderstorm activities are possible at isolated places of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh. Heatwave conditions will continue at few places of North Rajasthan, “ Skymet updated.
“Another cyclonic circulation is over East central Arabian Sea off South Konkan Coast. Due to which we expect moderate rains with few heavy spells over Konkan and Goa including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra. Meanwhile, heatwave conditions will continue over West Madhya Pradesh and Southeast Rajasthan,” the private weather forecast
Explaining further about weather, Skymet highlighted about East and Northern parts of India, “Further in East and Northeast India a trough is extending across Jharkhand and West Bengal. Humid winds from Bay of Bengal are increasing moisture over the northeastern states. Therefore, we can say good rains are possible over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Scattered thundershowers are likely over parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and North Odisha.”
The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to settle at 31 and 41 degrees Celsius tomorrow, he added.The weatherman has predicted partly cloudy sky with possibility of dust storm and thunderstorm or night.
On Monday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 41.7 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 30.4 degrees Celsius.