More rains in Delhi; no heat wave till June 15, says IMD

NEW DELHI: The national Capital witnessed more rains on Friday which kept the mercury several notches below normal, the weather department said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 1.2 mm rainfall.

The weather stations at Ayanagar and Lodhi Road gauged 21.7 mm and 0.6 mm precipitation. Winds gusting up to 50 kilometers per hour swept across the city.

Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting center of the India Meteorological Department, said an active western disturbance affecting northwest India and moisture incursion due to Cyclone Nisarga led to rains.

He also said the region is not likely to witness a heat wave till June 15. Cloudy weather and light rain is expected on the weekend too. The maximum temperature is expected to remain below the 40 degrees Celsius-mark till June 10, Srivastava said.

Thereafter, moisture-laden easterly winds due to probable low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal will bring rains in Delhi-ncr on June 12 and June 13, he said.

The MET department said the minimum and maximum temperatures will hover around 36 and 25 degrees Celsius in the city on Saturday..

Delhi has in the past few days got some respite from the scorching heat after receiving some rainfall for some days. Winds have also helped bring the temperatures down. Gusty winds along with thunder and lightning hit Delhi as the sky was overcast with dark clouds. It soon started to pour and an overjoyed social media started posting photos and videos.

As predicted, heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed Gurugram on Friday afternoon bringing down the temperature considerably.

According to officials 13 millimeters of rainfall was witnessed in the city in the duration of one and half hours.

The rainfall resulted in the temperatures plummeting to 25 degree Celsius. While heavy rainfall resulted in lowering the temperature in the city and provided relief to the residents from the sweltering heat, there were also problems of water logging that were experienced.

“A good weather does provide us with relief from the depressing times of COVID-19 that has engulfed our city,” said Sakshi Rana, resident of South City-2 Gurugram.