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Warm morning in Delhi, heat wave condition predicted
It was a warm Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 23 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. Relative humidity was 61 per cent at 8.30 am, a MeT department official said. The mercury is predicted to soar and touch 40 degrees Celsius mark, triggering heat wave, the official said. Under heat wave conditions, the maximum temperature are markedly above the normal, 5.1 degrees Celsius or more. On Wednesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 38.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, while the minimum settled at 20 degrees Celsius.
Day temp in Delhi rises by three notches above season's average
The day temperature in Delhi was settled at 38.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.0 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, a Met department official said. The humidity oscillated between 84 and 27 per cent. The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies along with the possibility of dust storm and thunderstorm towards afternoon and evening on Thursday. "Strong surface winds are expected during the day," the weatherman said. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 40 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively, the Met department said. According to a Sky Met official, a fresh western disturbance will induce a cyclonic circulation over west Rajasthan and a trough will extend from this circulation to west Uttar Pradesh. Therefore, we expect thundery and dust storm activity at one or two places over Delhi in NCR on April 10 and 11, Mahesh Palawat, the vice president (Meteorology and Climate ...
Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi, thunder likely
It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 20 degrees Celsius, average for the season, the Met office said, adding that there is possibility of a thunder in the afternoon.
Heat wave conditions prevail in Rajasthan, Barmer hottest at 42.8 deg C
Heat wave conditions prevailed at isolated places in Rajasthan on Tuesday with Barmer recording the highest temperature in the state at 42.8 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said. Jaisalmer sizzled at 42.7 degrees Celsius followed by Kota at 42 degrees Celsius, the Meterological department official said. Among other places, the temperature was recorded at 41.7 degrees Celsius in Churu, 41.6 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur, 41.5 degrees Celsius in Bikaner, 40.6 degrees Celsius in Ajmer, 40 degrees Celsius in Dabok, 39.9 degrees Celsius in Jaipur and 39.4 degrees Celsius in Sri Ganganagar, the official said. The minimum temperature in the state was recorded between 20.5 degrees Celsius and 27.9 degrees Celsius, he said. The MeT department has predicted light rain with dust storm and heat wave condition at isolated places in the next 48 hours.
Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi
It was a sunny Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 20.4 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the Met office said.
Mercury rises in Delhi, heat wave forecast for rest of week
Mercury rose in the national capital on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature settling at 20.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. The MeT Office has forecast further rise in the mercury and spell of heat waves from Wednesday onwards for the remainder of this week. The weatherman has also predicted partly cloudy sky. The maximum temperature is likely to be 39 degrees Celsius later in the day. Relative humidity was recorded at 62 per cent. According to the MeT Department, the mercury will be 40 degrees Celsius and upward from April 10 to April 15. On Monday, the maximum temperature settled at 36.4 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius. Mercury in the national capital had dipped by 6-7 degrees Celsius on Sunday evening following dust storm and thunderstorm. On Wednesday, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settled at 40 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius respectively, the weatherman said.
Pre-monsoon activity has started over part of northern India: Weather experts
Pre-monsoon activity has started over parts of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and north Rajasthan and weather experts believe that continued presence of western disturbances will affect the western Himalayas in terms of rain, snowfall and thundershowers."In the wake of these western disturbances, we expect induced cyclonic circulations to develop over parts of northwest India especially over Rajasthan in the coming days. At times, a trough might also extend from this circulation up to parts of Uttar Pradesh or north Madhya Pradesh," Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, said on Tuesday.The ongoing weather activities are expected to keep the rising maximum temperatures under check. People residing in the northern states are likely to get marginal relief from the heat conditions in the coming days as the mercury will not rise beyond 40 degrees Celsius over the northwestern plains.Isolated pockets of Haryana such as Hisar and its adjoining areas of northwest Rajasthan, may witness ...
Mercury to rise from Tuesday: Met official
A day after several parts of the national capital witnessed lightening, gusty winds and light showers, the maximum temperature Monday settled at 36.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. According to Met office, the mercury is expected to rise from Tuesday. The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, a Met department official said. The humidity oscillated between 84 and 34 per cent. Though a thunderstorm and dust storm activity with light rain is being witnessed in the NCR region, as of now there is very little chance of significant thunderstorm or rainfall activity over Delhi during the next 48 hours. "Both the day and night temperatures are likely to rise from tomorrow," B P Yadav, head of the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Regional Meteorological Centre, said. The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies along with haze for Tuesday. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 39 and
Light rains bring down mercury in parts of Himachal Pradesh
Temperature in different parts of Himachal Pradesh has dipped a few notches due to light rains on Monday morning, officials said. State capital Shimla received 5 cm rainfall, whereas Olinda in Bilaspur witnessed 40 cm of rainfall from 8.30 am to 11.30 am, MeT Centre, Shimla, director Manmohan Singh said. Kufri, Sundernagar, Jubbarhatti, Rajgarh, Sarahan, Annu, Fagu, Khara Pathar, Paonta Sahib, Manikaran, Sarabhi and Baghi also received light rain during the three-hour period, he added. The sky is still overcast in various parts of the state and it may rain later in the day as well, he said.
Humid morning in city, thunderstorm likely
Delhiites woke up to a humid Monday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 20.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. Humidity was recorded at 74 per cent. The weatherman has forecast thunderstorm and very light rains for the day along with gusty winds at the the speed of 30-40 km/hr. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, the national capital recorded 6.2 mm rainfall, which brought some respite from the heat conditions. However, the mercury is expected to rise from Tuesday. On Sunday, the maximum temperature settled at 36 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius. Mercury in the national capital dipped by 6-7 degrees Celsius Sunday evening following dust storm and thunderstorm.
Punjab-Haryana rains worry farmers over wheat crop
The skies turned dark over parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday morning with some areas experiencing light rainfall accompanied by strong winds.
Sunny morning in Delhi; rains likely
It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Monday with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. The Met forecasts thunderstorm and rain.
Dust storm, thunderstorm hits Delhi, NCR, light showers brings down mercury
After touching 36 degrees Celsius in the day, mercury in the national capital dipped by 6-7 degrees Celsius Sunday late evening following a dust storm and thunderstorm, the MeT Department said. Several parts of the city witnessed lightening, gusty winds, and light showers. The Palam and Safdurjung weather observatories recorded winds with a speed 40-50 kilometers per hour. "IGI reported winds upto 50 kmph in gusts at 0800 pm. May increase further," Jatin Singh, CEO of private weather forecasting agency Skymet, tweeted. The Palam observatory recorded 4.8 millimetres rainfall, the MeT Department said. During the day, the maximum temperature settled at 36 degrees Celsius. This was four degrees less than the maximum temperature recorded on Saturday. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season's average. "Temperatures dipped by around 6-7 degrees Celsius after the thunderstorm," a weather official said. Weathermen blamed intense temperatures ..
Delhi: Rain gives respite from soaring mercury, air quality remains in very unhealthy category
The national capital received moderate rains accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorm on Sunday evening.It gave the much-required respite to the residents of the capital city from the soaring mercury.Earlier today, India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted thunderstorms and light rainfall in the NCR region.The minimum temperature in the capital on Sunday was recorded at 25 degree Celsius, while the maximum temperature is expected to be around 37 degree Celsius.According to Skymet Weather, day temperatures will continue to be around 38 degree Celsius to 40 degree Celsius for next a few days in Delhi. "In the presence of light winds, pollution levels over most parts of Delhi-NCR will remain in poor to very poor category," it said.At 8 pm in the evening, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was docking at 223 which falls in the "very unhealthy category."Thunderstorms accompanied with dust-storm, gusty winds (wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph) at isolated places are very likely to take .
Heat wave conditions continue in Delhi
Delhiites woke up to a hot and sunny morning, with the maximum temperature settling at 36 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, which was six notches above the season's average. Humidity oscillated between 72 per cent and 49 per cent. The MeT Department has predicted party cloudy sky for Monday with the possibility of very light rains, dust storm and thunderstorm. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 37 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is likely to touch 25 degrees Celsius, it said. On Saturday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 38.7 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature had settled at 22.4 degrees Celsius.
Thunderstorm with squall likely in Delhi today: IMD
Thunderstorm with squall is likely in Delhi on Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).On Monday, the national capital is expected to remain partly cloudy with the possibility of rain or thunderstorm or dust-storm, it said..However, the maximum temperature on both days is expected to be around 39 degree Celsius while minimum will be 21-22 degree Celsius.Chandigarh is also expected to remain generally cloudy with the possibility of rain, or thunderstorm or dust-storm.According to IMD, thunderstorm accompanied by squall and lightning at isolated places, is very likely over east and northeast India during next two days. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated thunder-squalls (wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph), is also likely to occur over Gangetic West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today.The weather office said parts of northwest India (north Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh) are likely to experience .
Heat wave continues, Met Department predicts light rains in city
Delhiites got up to a hot Sunday morning, with the maximum temperature expected to touch 37 degrees Celsius, officials said. The Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, recorded the minimum temperature at 25.6 degrees. Humidity in the city was recorded at 68 per cent at 8.30 am. The weatherman has forecast party cloudy sky with possibility of light rains "Delhi to witness partly cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain, dust storm, thunderstorm accompanied with moderate squall", the official said. On Saturday, the maximum temperature recorded was 38.7 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature had settled at 22.4 degrees Celsius.
Mercury crosses 40 deg C in parts of Delhi as heat wave continues
Heat wave conditions continued on Saturday in Delhi with the mercury crossing 40 degrees Celsius in some areas of the national capital, officials said. The Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius, which was four notches above the season's average. The minimum temperature was 22.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. An official said the Palam observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius. Humidity in the city oscillated between 25 and 70 per cent. The weatherman has forecast light rains with the possibility of thunderstorm and dust storm on Sunday. "There is possibility of light rains tomorrow. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to settle at 22 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius, respectively," the official said. On Friday, the maximum temperature recorded was 39.3 degrees Celsius, while minimum temperature had ...
Mercury rising in Delhi, thunderstorms likely later
It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Saturday with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 39 degrees Celsius, with thunderstorms and squalls expected in the later part of the day.
Heatwave conditions in national capital
Heatwave conditions gripped the national capital on Friday as the highest temperature reached 39.3 degrees Celsius -- five notches above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).