Severe heatwave continued to grip Delhi for the second consecutive day on Monday with the mercury settling at 47 degrees Celsius at Palam observatory, six notches above the normal levels.
However, conditions are likely to change soon as Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted moderate rain on Tuesday evening, and heavy showers on Wednesday. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal, said a MeT department official. The humidity level oscillated between 40 and 19 per cent.
The minimum temperature was pegged at 33.6 degrees, six notches above the season’s average.
Delhi wing of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted moderate rainfall on Tuesday evening. “Two or three spells of rain and thunderstorm accompanied with squally winds exceeding 55 kmph would occur over entire Delhi and NCR from evening of June 6 to June 8. Peak rain and thunderstorm activity is likely to occur on June 7,” RWFC, IMD said in their official statement.
According to private weather company Skymet weather, absence of any weather activity over the North Western plains has been responsible for heat wave condition in Delhi. “Also, winds from the Sindh and Rajasthan region have been blowing over the city which is already hot and dry in nature.”
Meanwhile, IMD in its weekly forecast said that maximum temperature will hover between 45 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature will remain between 27 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday, the mercury touched 47 degrees Celsius in isolated parts of national Capital
In NCR areas, Gurugram and Faridabad maximum temperatures touched 44.6 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.