Rains bring relief to north, heavy rains alert in U'khand

Rains kept mercury in check in northern states barring Uttar Pradesh with Allahabad simmering at 44.4 degrees Celsius even as the weather office issued a 'heavy rains' warning in Uttarakhand for the next two days.
Mercury in the national capital hovered near the normal level but high humidity, up to 74 per cent, troubled the residents. The city had a high of 36.3 degrees, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 26 degrees.
The observatories at Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Palam, Ayanagar and Ridge gauged light rainfall till 8:30 AM. The MeT forecast cloudy skies with a possibility of light showers in the city tomorrow.

The other three metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai recorded their respective maximums at 30, 38.9 and 34.8 degrees.
The weatherman sounded a 'heavy rains' alert in Uttarakhand for the next two days.
"Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in the state especially Uttarkashi, Tehri, Dehradun, Almora, Nainital, Champavat and Pithoragarh districts in the next two days starting tomorrow," MeT office Director Vikram Singh said.

Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under scorching heat with Allahabad being the hottest place at 44.4 degrees Celsius today, even as light rains and thundershowers occurred at isolated places.
Varanasi had a high 42.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Fatehgarh and Lucknow at 42 and 41.8 degrees, respectively.

Maharajganj and Bhinga received 2 cms of rainfall each, while Moradabad, Orai and Agra received one cms of rainfall each, the weatherman said.
In Maharashtra, the Agrimet section of the MeT department advised farmers in the drought-hit parts not to undertake sowing operations, saying "the monsoon has not yet arrived in the state".
After its delayed arrival in Kerala, the monsoon is now expected to hit Maharashtra only after June 16.
Residents in Bihar grappled with sultry conditions though the weather office predicted light to moderate rains in Patna and other parts of the state tomorrow.
Gaya was the hottest place in the state at 43 degrees.

Rains brought relief from humid weather in West Bengal. Jalpaiguri in the sub-Himalayan belt gauged 124.8 mm of rains, followed by Asansol 61 mm, Bankura 20.1 mm, Burdwan 13.2 mm, Sriniketan 8.6 mm, Darjeeling and Kolkata 8.1 mm.
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Three flights -- two of Air India and one of Vistara -- were diverted at the airport in the national capital due to heavy rains.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) in a tweet said three flights were diverted due to bad weather today.
In another tweet, low-cost carrier IndiGo said that due to heavy rains at Delhi, "our flights are delayed. As a result, consequential delays are expected".