Delhi may finally get relief from the scorching summer heat as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms along with rain from Thursday. The city's minimum temperature was recorded at 28.4°C on Thursday, at the Safdarjung weather station which is taken as representative of Delhi's weather.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for rain and a maximum temperature between 42-44°C on Thursday, and an orange alert for Friday with the maximum falling to 35-37°C. Yellow alerts for rain have been issued for Sunday and Monday as well.
The forecast for Thursday read, “Partly cloudy sky becoming generally cloudy sky, sustained strong surface winds speed reaching 20-30kmph occasionally gusting to 40kmph during the day. A spell of very light/light rain accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning and strong winds speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph during evening/night.”
For Friday, the IMD has predicted generally cloudy skies and very light or light rain accompanied with thunderstorms and strong winds between 60-70kmph gusting to 80kmph during the morning.
The maximum temperature is expected to further dip on Saturday to reach 34-36°C, while the minimum temperature is expected to be between 22°C-24°C. The temperature is expected to gradually rise after Saturday, reaching 39-41°C by June 3.
The city's AQI was recorded at the higher end of the “moderate” category at 9am, at 199.
