Residents of Delhi have been witnessing pleasant weather for the past four days. The Ridge Observatory in the capital recorded a maximum temperature of 33.8 degree Celsius on Wednesday, which was 5 degrees below normal.
Two Sri Lanka games --- against Pakistan and Bangladesh in Bristol have been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
At many places, the maximum temperature hovered close to the 44 degrees Celsius mark for almost a week.
Rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Friday providing some relief to Delhiites from the scorching heat.
The maximum temperature for the day is expected to hover around three-four notches below the season's average, an IMD official said.
According to the Meteorological department, a western disturbance is likely to bring light rain to the city with dust-raising winds blowing towards it.
The change in weather was caused by a Western Disturbance, weather officials here said. There was also report of hailstorm lashing few places in the two states.
According to reports, atleast 11 people were killed in Gujarat and 12 people were reported dead in April in various incidents in Maharashtra.Madhya Pradesh saw a death toll of 16 people in last two days due to sudden change in weather.
Quite simply put, rain and thunderstorm in this month have a direct impact on your monthly budget of the coming year.
On Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the country is likely to have 'near normal' monsoon this year with a well distributed rainfall which could be beneficial for the agriculture sector.
The Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, recorded the minimum temperature at 25.6 degrees.
Delhi-NCR Rain, Thunderstorm: According to a MeT department official, the minimum temperature was recorded at 20 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity was 87 per cent.
Biting cold continued in Himachal Pradesh as several areas in high, mid hills received fresh snowfall, whereas many other places witnessed rain, the Meteorological Department said.
As per the IMD weather bulletin, the western disturbance will result in moderate to light scattered rainfall over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, north Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh till February 21.
Manali experienced a low of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius, while it was 1.8 degrees in Dharamsala, minus 5.8 degrees in Kufri and minus 1.3 degrees in Dalhousie.
Snow could be seen in certain areas of Shimla like the Mall Road, the Ridge, the US Club and Jakhu hills.
"There is a likelihood of light to moderate widespread rain and snow beginning from Monday," an official of the MET department said.
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