Cloud cover in North brings mercury down

Parts of North India were under cloud cover today and temperatures sticked close to the normal level leading to a pleasant weather in the region, while the Meteorological department has predicted only mild rainfall in Rajasthan mitigating the fears arising out of storm 'Nilofar'.
It was a pleasant day in Delhi under partially cloudy skies with the maximum temperature settling a notch below the normal.
According to the MeT department, the day temperature in the national capital was recorded at 30.4 degrees Celsius. The city registered a minimum of 16 degrees, which is normal for this time of the year.

Humidity in air oscillated between 35 and 90 per cent during the day.
"There will be partly cloudy skies, mist and shallow fog in the morning. Thundery conditions may occur in some areas with the maximum likely to be 31 degrees and the minimum, 17 degrees," said a weather official.
Units of Border Security Force in Rajasthan's border districts have been put on alert in the wake of cyclone storm 'Nilofar'.

"As the cyclone storm weakened over Gujarat, districts on Rajasthan's border will have only drizzles or mild rainfall in next 48 hours as the major threat was over," a state MeT director said today.

Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jalore and Jodhpur will be having cloud cover that might cause drizzles or mild rains in next 48 hours, B N Vishnoi, state MeT director told PTI here.
As 'Nilofar' cyclone fizzling out over Gujarat, a low pressure area usually called "depression" was developed in the North East of Arabian sea, he said.
Under influence of the low pressure area system, moderate rainfall will occur at many places in Kutch and Saurashtra regions in the next 24 hours, he said.
"Risk and fear arising due to cyclone is over except for rains in some parts of the state," he stressed.

As a precautionary measure, the BSF had alerted its units on the border line of Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner and Sriganganagar districts, while the district and police administration were also alerted to be on toes to meet any eventuality.