Thunderstorm, light rain likely in Delhi today
◗ In Uttar Pradesh, as many as five people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Jaunpur & Rae Bareli districts
New Delhi: It was a hot day in the national capital on Friday and the weatherman forecast the possibility of a thunderstorm by Friday night and light rains for Saturday. The maximum temperature was recorded at 40.5° C, normal for this time of the year. The weatherman has forecast the possibility of light rains/ thundershower, accompanied with squall, on Saturday.
New Delhi, June 8: Seven people were killed in lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha on Friday and heavy rain lashed Shimla and its adjoining areas, even as hot weather conditions continued in Punjab and Haryana.
It was a hot day in the national capital with the MeT department forecasting the possibility of a thunderstorm on Friday night and light rains on Saturday.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 40.5 degrees Celsius in Delhi, normal for this time of the year. The humidity level was between 68 and 44 per cent, it said.
In UP, as many as five people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Jaunpur and Rae Bareli districts with isolated places in the state experiencing light to moderate and heavy rains. Lightning also killed two people in Odisha’s Kendrapara district.
Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla and its adjoining areas this afternoon causing a drop in day temperatures, even as Una in the lower hills recorded a high of 42 degrees Celsius. The local meteorological ( MeT) office has warned of thunderstorm with gusty winds at isolated places in Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi and Kullu districts tomorrow and the day after.
Key tourist resort of Kufri near Shimla was the wettest with 44 mm of rains while Chhaila and Kandaghat received 21 mm and 20 mm of precipitation. Shimla recorded 19 mm of rain in just one hour.
Light rains brought down day temperatures at a few places in Rajasthan, even as Churu was the hottest place in the state recording a high of 45.5 degrees Celsius.
Bonli area in Sawaimadhopur district recorded 1 cm of rains since Thursday, the meteorological department said.
Hot weather conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Haryana and Punjab today, with Hisar sizzling at 45 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal.