India Weather News Highlights: Southwest Monsoon season over India ends marginally above-normal rainfall; Drizzles predicted in Mumbai till weekend

The minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 23.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the normal on Saturday, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin said.

The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 35 degrees Celsius, the bulletin said.

According to the weather department, mainly clear sky is expected during the day. The relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 88 per cent.

The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the moderate (154) category around 9:15 am, data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed. (PTI)

The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from most parts of Rajasthan although rainfall is expected in many places, the weather office said.

It is still active in the eastern parts of the Jodhpur division.

Light to moderate rain and thunder and lightning are likely in some parts of Bharatpur, Kota, Udaipur and Jaipur divisions during October 5 and 7.

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With a prolonged spell of rains delaying paddy harvesting in some regions of Punjab, farmers are more likely to burn stubble to make up for the lost time and quickly prepare their fields for the next crop, experts say.

Another weather system is predicted to bring rain in parts of north India between October 4 and October 8, which could further delay harvesting in some areas, forecasters said.

"The rains (last week) delayed paddy harvesting in several areas, especially in Amritsar and Tarn Taran region of Punjab, where farmers grow potato and peas before wheat. It is not an ideal situation," said Dr Mahesh Narang, the head of the farm engineering department at the Punjab Agricultural University. (PTI)

Sky to stay cloudy in Bengaluru. Few spells of light to moderate rain/thundershowers are likely today. Maximum and Minimum temperatures are expected to be around 27 and 20 degrees Celsius respectively.

Delhiites woke up to clear skies on Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.2 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The relative humidity registered at 8.30 am was 92 per cent, the IMD said.

The weather office has predicted partly cloudy skies during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 35 degrees Celsius.

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was recorded in the 'moderate' (143) category around 9.15 am, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) data showed. (PTI)

The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Chandigarh, the weather department said Thursday.

Rain is likely to play spoilsport in Jharkhand during Durga puja with the Met office predicting light to heavy showers from October 2 to October 4.

“The circulation is likely to turn into a low-pressure area by October 2 causing rain in major parts of Jharkhand. The system might impact Jharkhand till October 6. The state is likely to experience light to heavy rainfall till October 4,” Abhishek Anand, in charge of Ranchi Meteorological Centre, told PTI.