NEW DELHI: After days of sizzling heat with temperatures going up to virtually as high as 42 levels Celsius, the capital won some much wanted respite on Sunday evening with intense rain and thunder reported from several parts of the city. While the day-time temperature remained high, with the maximum temperature recorded at 40.4 levels Celsius at Safdarjung, it crossed the 42 degree Celsius mark at Palam on Sunday.
Met officers attributed the rain to favourable native conditions, pronouncing it was once standard for this time of the season to look such rain. These showers typically broaden inside an issue of hours, officers added.
“There was once fast native construction, which is a typical characteristic of thunderstorm activity in the pre-monsoon season. We had an active circulation from northeast Rajasthan that came to the capital through the evening, whilst the moisture content was once already high,” mentioned Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at the regional met place of business.
Srivastava mentioned similar thunder construction is likely to proceed until Friday, with mild rain imaginable in remoted parts. “We will see cloudy skies for the following couple of days, with thundershowers perhaps happening in the form of a drizzle or mild rain. These are because of native conditions. The most temperature goes to come all the way down to as low as 36 levels Celsius over the following couple of days.”
On Sunday, mercury levels had been above the 40 degree Celsius mark at all stations in the capital, with Palam being the best possible at 42.2 levels C. Ayanagar, Ridge and Lodhi highway, in the meantime, recorded a most of 41.2, 40 and 40 levels Celsius respectively.
According to the met, there's a risk of rain or thunderstorm activity on Monday as smartly, with duststorm in parts of the capital.
Met officers attributed the rain to favourable native conditions, pronouncing it was once standard for this time of the season to look such rain. These showers typically broaden inside an issue of hours, officers added.
“There was once fast native construction, which is a typical characteristic of thunderstorm activity in the pre-monsoon season. We had an active circulation from northeast Rajasthan that came to the capital through the evening, whilst the moisture content was once already high,” mentioned Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at the regional met place of business.
Srivastava mentioned similar thunder construction is likely to proceed until Friday, with mild rain imaginable in remoted parts. “We will see cloudy skies for the following couple of days, with thundershowers perhaps happening in the form of a drizzle or mild rain. These are because of native conditions. The most temperature goes to come all the way down to as low as 36 levels Celsius over the following couple of days.”
On Sunday, mercury levels had been above the 40 degree Celsius mark at all stations in the capital, with Palam being the best possible at 42.2 levels C. Ayanagar, Ridge and Lodhi highway, in the meantime, recorded a most of 41.2, 40 and 40 levels Celsius respectively.
According to the met, there's a risk of rain or thunderstorm activity on Monday as smartly, with duststorm in parts of the capital.
Rain cools Delhi, expect more of same till Friday
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