After southern and central parts of the country, the monsoon has finally settling in northern states including Delhi, UP, Rajasthan among others. Along with Rajasthan, rains are predicted in other states as well.
During the day, the weather department has predicted mostly clear skies. It is likely that the maximum temperature will hover around 41 degrees Celsius.
Delhi weather update: The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged 516.9 mm of rainfall this monsoon season, less than half of the precipitation received last year (1169.4 mm).
The maximum temperature fell by around 2-5 degrees Celsius at some places and was significantly below normal in many areas in wake of the squall, which also led to power cuts in several regions.
A yellow warning of a heatwave has been issued for some places in Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh and Angul districts for two days from Tuesday, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said.
"We have already issued an advisory about moderate to heavy snowfall in Kashmir division and rain in the Jammu division. Inclement weather is expected to continue till January 9 (forenoon)", an official of the MeT department said.
"The southwest monsoon has reached all parts of HP. Last year it had reached the state on June 24," Manmohan Singh, Director of the meteorological office, informed.
Mercury rose by a notch in the national capital as the minimum temperature settled at 26.6 degrees Celsius
Several high reaches in Himachal Pradesh received snowfall and other areas witnessed rains in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said on Friday.
Delhi is expected to receive more rainfall in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The weatherman said that the monsoon trough is shifting towards the national capital and will bring rain from the night of August 26 to August 28.
As the heatwave continues to batter states in northern India, the highest temperature this year has been recorded at 47.6 degree celcius in the last 2 days. However, in some relief, the heatwave will start subsiding from May 28 as easterly winds will start blowing in northern parts of the country
"Situation will continue in the next three to four days and the maximum temperature will be around 14 degree Clsius. Cold wave conditions will persist till Saturday as the minimum temperature is likely to drop to 4 degree C," he said.
The minimum temperature in the national capital on Friday may drop down to 6-degree Celcius and is expected to dip further in the coming days.
Weather is most likely to remain dry over the state on December 17 (Tuesday) and December 18 (Wednesday), according to the department's forecast.
The minimum temperatures recorded in Shimla, Una, Kufri and Dalhousie were 5.1, 5.2, 5.7 and 7.5 degrees Celsius respectively, he said. Una recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state at 25 degrees Celsius, Shimla MeT centre Director Manmohan Singh said.
Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation and strong monsoon current, enhanced rainfall activity will take place in many parts of Odisha, Director of Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, H R Biswas said.
Among other places in Haryana, Ambala, Bhiwani and Hisar recorded their respective maximums at 39.4, 40.8 and 38.8 degrees Celsius, up to four notches above normal, the metrological department said.
As per Met department, the monsoon will gain strength with a forecast of widespread rainfall in Goa and Konkan including Mumbai for four days till June 29.
Of the 36 meteorological subdivisions, 25 percent have recorded "deficient" rainfall, while six subdivisions recorded precipitation classified under the "large deficient" category.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said.
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