While Delhi kept waiting for rain, experts attributed the dry spell to the shifting of the monsoon trough towards central India due to the development of a low pressure area over Odisha which subsequently travelled to Gujarat.
Delhi Weather News: The weather office recorded a minimum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 37 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature settled at 27.4 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 36 degrees Celsius.
The weather office has predicted generally cloudy skies with very light rain and thundershowers at isolated places towards the evening.
The mercury settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius in the morning. This comes a day after Delhi had struggled under sultry weather on Wednesday, with the weather office forecasting light overnight rains.
While the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is yet to declare the arrival of the monsoon in Delhi, netizens have already started wishing each other. "Happy Monsoon in Delhi.. #DelhiRains," wrote a user.
Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today, and will continue for the next 3 days.
Delhi on Tuesday had recorded a minimum temperature of 24.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
The IMD has predicted generally cloudy skies on Monday with light to moderate rain/thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds speed of around 30-40 kmph.
The weather pattern is likely to remain the same for the next two to three days and is expected to clear from June 22.
On Monday, the city was in the grip of a punishing heatwave, with the maximum temperature settling at 46 degrees Celsius and above at many weather stations.
The IMD said that light intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of North-West Delhi, West Delhi, New Delhi.
Mild dust storm with rain and hail is possible over south Delhi, Faridabad, Palwal, Agra, Mathura, Hodal, and Narnaul.
The cool wind and a respite from the sun that Delhiites woke up to did come with repercussions. According to the weather department, this was the season's first moderate-intensity storm.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a wet spell over northwest India on May 23 and 24.
The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of the development of thunder and lightning. The maximum temperature in the capital is likely to soar to 44 degrees celsius at the Safdarjung Observatory.
According to airport sources, the sudden change in weather impacted the flight operations at IGI. At least three flights including an International flight are being diverted to Jaipur airport.
The IMD has predicted thunderstorm / lightning / gusty winds very likely over Western Himalayan Region and adjoining plains during April 19-21.
Delhi had recorded a maximum temperature of 14.3 degrees Celsius 19 years ago.
This was the best air quality in Delhi since October 26, 2021, when it was recorded at 139.
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