Heavy rain, accompanied by a hailstorm, lashed parts of Delhi on Thursday. The rainfall started around 5.00 pm, followed by a hailstorm minutes later. The rain and cloudy skies also led to a dip in the temperature.
Western disturbance is set to affect the national capital and its adjoining area on Thursday, leading to isolated showers that is expected to improve the air quality.
The city recorded a minimum of 18.6 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, the highest so far this season, the meteorological department said.
Heavy rains accompanied by hailstorm lashed Delhi-NCR on Saturday afternoon, bringing down the temperature of the national capital.
A day after Delhi witnessed a warm winter Sunday, the national capital is expected to receive light rains on Monday, while the air quality plunged to the 'very poor' category as light prevailed in the morning.
The Safdarjung Observatory, figures of which are considered official for the city, recorded 33.5 mm rainfall, the second highest after 70 mm in December 1997, till 5:30 pm.
Heavy rains continued to lash several states across India on Saturday. Among those affected by incessant downpour are - Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Meanwhile, Punjab remains on alert today after a forecast of heavy rainfall in 48 to 72 hours.
Delhi woke up to a cool and pleasant morning on Wednesday as overnight rain brought the mercury levels down, providing much-needed relief to the people even as it threw the traffic out of gear due to water-logging.
Delhiites have long been waiting for rain gods to show some mercy on the national capital. Despite the arrival of monsoon, Delhi and its adjoining areas have not been able to witness any significant rain of thundershower activities. The weather in Delhi continues to remain dry with partly cloudy to cloudy sky conditions.
Delhi-NCR witnessed monsoon's first rain on Monday, with the temperature in the national capital recording a drop. It came as a huge relief for the people of Delhi and surrounding areas as the mercury fell by several notches. During the day, the sky remained cloudy while some places saw rain.
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Delhi received rains and thundershowers on Monday which lead to a fall in mercury. The air quality, however, was recorded 'very poor'.
Delhi-NCR residents heaved a sigh of relief after light rains lashed on Monday, bringing down the mercury levels. Rains occured along with sandstorm and thunderstorm.
The national capital remains in the grip of intense heat over the past few days, recording a high of 41 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday, rain and dust storm led to the diversion of five flights to Lucknow, that were initially scheduled to land at Delhi's IGI airport between 8 PM to 10 PM.
Light rain accompanied with thunderstorm turned weather pleasant in Delhi-NCR on Sunday. It comes as a respite for Delhiites who woke up to a hot Sunday morning.
The city has received 0.2 mm rainfall in past 24 hours. The maximum temperature on Monday is likely to hover around 23 degrees Celsius.
According to Mahesh Palawat, Director at private weather forecasting agency Skymet, Delhi will face an extended winter season till March 6 due to the cold winds.
The pleasant weather has taken people living in Delhi-NCR region. Several people took to Twitter to express their surprise.
Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, offers soothing weather to residents
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