light scattered rain was witnessed in parts of the national Capital which led to an increase in humidity. The maximum temperature was recorded at 38.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average while the minimum temperature settled at 28 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, said a MeT department official.
The lodhi Road observatory received 1.4 mm rains while areas under Safdarjung, Ridge, Palam, Ayanagar did not received any rainfall. The humidity level oscillated between 86 and 49 per cent.
The MeT office has forecast overcast skies along with the possibility of light rains on Thursday. “The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 36 and 27 degrees respectively,” the weatherman said.
According to Skymet, private weather company mentioned that a trough is extending from South Punjab up to Bay of Bengal across Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. This would give scattered rains over North Punjab, parts of Haryana and Northwest Uttar Pradesh. Delhi could also see light rain at one or two places. The weather over North Rajasthan will remain dry; but southern parts of the state may see few good spells.
On Tuesday,the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 37 and 27.4 degrees Celsius respectively.