Gurugram: Heavy rain, waterlogging throw life out of gear
India | July 19, 2021 12:20 ISTAccording to the IMD, the sky will generally remain cloudy in Gurugram. The city may receive one or two spells of rain over the next 2-3 hours.
According to the IMD, the sky will generally remain cloudy in Gurugram. The city may receive one or two spells of rain over the next 2-3 hours.
Delhi has been witnessing incessant rains since the wee hours today. Rains delayed the break of dawn with clouds hovering over and now, waterlogging seems to have become a common problem across the city and adjoining areas. Visuals from several areas of Delhi like Palam, Pragati Maidan, ITO, Dhaula Kuan etc show severe waterlogging due to perpetual rains since morning.
Delhi Rains Update: Waterlogging has been reported in several areas like Palam, Pragati Maidan, ITO, Dhaula Kuan due to heavy rains since morning.
The weather man has predicted partly cloudy sky with light rain or thundershowers later in the day, while the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 37 degrees Celsius.
While several other parts of the country were battered by having rains, floods, and even cloud bursts, Delhi kept waiting to beat the heat.
Light rain is likely in Delhi today with the weather department saying conditions are favourable for advance of the monsoon over the national capital.
Moderate intensity rain and gusty winds reaching up to 40 kmph are predicted in the city on Monday as a precursor to the southwest monsoon.
The national capital is expected to witness strong winds from Tuesday and rain on the weekend, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
Delhi recorded a mean maximum temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius in May, the lowest for the month in 13 years, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.
Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received rains with gusty winds around midnight bringing respite from the scorching heat.
The Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, had recorded 21.1 mm rainfall last year, 26. 9 mm in 2019 and 24. 2 mm in 2018
The city had also recorded a maximum temperature of 23. 8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 16 notches below normal and the lowest in the month of May since 1951
Due to continuous light rain since early morning in several parts of Delhi-NCR on Wednesday, the minimum temperature settled at 21.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average, the IMD said
Delhi witnessed a sudden change in weather on Sunday afternoon as skies turned cloudy and rains in some parts brought the mercury down, giving much-needed relief to the people of the national capital.
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have also received a fresh spell of snowfall due to the western disturbance.
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR Thursday morning, providing much-needed relief from a long spell of. The heavy pouring has caused waterlogging at several places in Delhi. The weather department said most parts of the city witnessed rains.
Four persons, including an eight-year-old boy, died in rain-related incidents in the national capital which received its first spell of heavy rains on Sunday.
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.
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.
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