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This is an archive article published on May 24, 2023
Light rain, thunderstorm likely in Delhi; ‘yellow’ alert for 2 days
From 43.5 degrees Celsius recorded on Monday, the maximum temperature is set to fall to around 39 degrees on Wednesday and further to 35 degrees on Thursday.
The IMD has pointed to possible impacts of the rain on Wednesday and Thursday – traffic disruptions, increased chance of accidents and water accumulation in low-lying areas. (File Photo)
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Light rain, thunderstorm likely in Delhi; ‘yellow’ alert for 2 days
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With light rain and thundershowers expected in Delhi Wednesday and Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for the two days.
A yellow alert is one to ‘be aware’. The IMD has pointed to possible impacts of the rain on Wednesday and Thursday – traffic disruptions, increased chance of accidents and water accumulation in low-lying areas. Strong winds of 30 to 40 kmph are also likely on Wednesday and Thursday, going by the forecast.
From 43.5 degrees Celsius recorded on Monday, the maximum temperature is set to fall to around 39 degrees on Wednesday and further to 35 degrees on Thursday. This comes after three consecutive days when the maximum temperature has been a little over 46 degrees in some parts of the city. The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung weather station on Tuesday was 43.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees above the normal.
Light rainfall and thundershowers in a few places are expected to continue on Friday as well, while the possibility of light rainfall remains on the forecast for the weekend.
The IMD has attributed the rainfall to a western disturbance that lies over Iran and the neighbourhood and a cyclonic circulation that lies over central Pakistan. According to an IMD bulletin issued this morning, these systems are likely to move across northwest India from May 24 to 26. Moisture supply from the Arabian Sea to northwest India is also likely during this period.
Squall with gusty winds of 50 to 60 kmph are likely in isolated parts of Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Punjab on Wednesday, going by the forecast. The maximum temperature across northwest India is set to fall by 4 to 6 degrees over the next two days.
So far this month, Delhi has already recorded 60.4 mm of rainfall, in excess of the 30.7 mm that is the ‘normal’ or long period average for the month of May.
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