light rain in the Capital on Monday, brought the much-needed respite to Delhiites from the prolonged sultry weather conditions. The Met Department has predicted similar weather conditions on Tuesday as well; cloudy sky and possibility of light rain.
“Several parts of the Capital witnessed light rain on Monday. With 26,8 mm, South delhi recorded the maximum rainfall. Following it was Palam, receiving rainfall of 5.1 mm, North Delhi 0.6 mm, and Safdarjung got the least with rainfall less than 0.5 mm,” said a senior Met official.
In South, areas like Aaya Nagar, Arjangarh, Ghittorni and Mehrauli received the maximum rainfall in the entire city. Places like Saket, Vasant Kunj, Vasant Vihar, Rajinder Nagar, Noida, Kashmere Gate, Ghaziabad, Mayur Vihar Phase I, II and III, and laxmi Nagar also witnessed bouts of rain. The maximum temperature was a notch below normal at 35.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum, on the other hand, was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year. The humidity level, however, remained high which oscillated between 88 and 63 per cent.
The Met Department has predicted a general cloudy sky with possibility of rain in some areas on Tuesday.The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover between 34 and 26 degrees Celsius respectively. Similar conditions are expected to prevail on Wednesday and Thursday as well, which is expected to continue till July 12.