Rain likely to bring relief to north India from today
NO HEATWAVE CONDITION IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY DURING THE NEXT 3-4 DAYS, THE INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT SAID
NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted a wet spell till May 24 for northwest and east India in a much needed respite from the scorching heatwave. The weather department also alerted that the wet spell is likely to reach peak intensity on May 23 over northwest India and on May 23 and 24 over east India.
The weather office also stated that heatwave conditions have been abated from the Indian region from May 21. No heat wave condition is likely to develop over any part of the country during the next 3- 4 days, it said.
The IMD attributed the heavy rainfall activity to western disturbance and a cyclonic circulation that lies over Punjab and neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels.
The weather department further mentioned a east- west trough that runs from southwest Uttar Pradesh to Jharkhand in lower tropospheric levels.
Thundersquall activity is very likely over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana- Chandigarh- Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan on May 23, the weather department has predicted.
Hailstorm is also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab on May 22 and 23, while over Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh on May 23, it said.
Meanwhile, national capital New Delhi on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 23.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average and the IMD has predicted light rains in the city.
Rainfall recorded in 24 hours till this morning was is 0.8 mm. The relative humidity at 8:30 am is 56 per cent, weather department officials said.