Cloud cowl enveloped Delhi on Monday night as some elements of the nationwide capital, together with Lutyens’ Delhi, obtained gentle rain, with the climate workplace forecasting comparable situations for the 24 hours.
The climate was muggy until the afternoon however improved in direction of the night with the sunshine rain bringing reduction from the sultry situations.
Officers stated some elements of the town, together with Lutyens’ Delhi, Pitampura and Palam, obtained gentle pre-monsoon showers. Gentle rain is forecast for different elements of the town.
The utmost temperature was recorded at 40.4 levels Celsius, two notches above the season’s common. The minimal temperature was recorded at 31.6 levels Celsius, 4 notches above regular.
The humidity stage oscillated between 62 per cent and 70 per cent.
The climate workplace has forecast typically cloudy skies and thunderstorms with very gentle rain, accompanied by gusty winds, on Tuesday.
The utmost temperature is anticipated to settle at 40 levels Celsius whereas the minimal is prone to be at 31 levels.
The climate workplace has additionally forecast partly cloudy skies with the opportunity of thunderstorms and really gentle rain until June 28.
Delhi skilled 9 heatwave days in June in opposition to none in 2023 and 2022. In 2021, the nationwide capital recorded one heatwave day in June, in keeping with India Meteorological Division (IMD) knowledge.
An IMD official additionally stated there will likely be no heatwave days within the subsequent few days and the temperature will stay in the identical vary.
He added the monsoon will begin within the nationwide capital on June 29 or 30.
The IMD stated the warmth index forecast for the following 48 hours is 51 to 53.
The climate workplace defines warmth index as a mixture of air temperature and relative humidity. It measures how sizzling it actually feels when relative humidity is factored in with the precise air temperature. That is additionally typically known as obvious temperature and may be understood because the temperature the physique perceives.
The utmost temperature within the capital has been under 40 levels Celsius for the final two days because of a drop brought on by a western disturbance that has hit northwest India.
The Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) obtained complaints of waterlogging from 12 areas across the metropolis until 6 pm following the sunshine rain, it stated.
The civic physique additionally obtained complaints of timber being uprooted in 11 areas.
Amar Colony, West Patel Nagar, East Laxmi Market, Shastri Nagar, Burari and Mohan Park had been among the many areas that witnessed waterlogging.
Uprooting of timber was reported from Inexperienced Park, Jangpura, Sainik Farm, Defence Colony, Kalkaji and Mannequin City, amongst different areas.
The general public works division obtained three complaints of waterlogging — two from northeast Delhi and one from west Delhi.
