The nationwide capital acquired a sudden spell of rain, bringing respite from the warmth. The pre-monsoon rain was accompanied by robust winds, bringing down the temperature in Delhi. 

The mud storm within the night got here after a scorching sunny afternoon when the temperature reached round 35 levels Celsius. 

“A mud storm adopted by a thunderstorm with rain and gusty winds, with speeds starting from 40 to 70 kmph, is anticipated to happen over and adjoining areas of total Delhi and NCR inside the subsequent 2 hours,” the climate division stated.

Delhi recorded a minimal temperature of twenty-two.6 levels Celsius, regular for this time of the yr and the utmost temperature is prone to settle round 38 levels Celsius. 

Yesterday, the regional meteorological division stated mild to average depth rain would probably happen in Delhi-NCR.

Earlier, the India Meteorological Division on Sunday stated that the temperature in Delhi is anticipated to stay round 38 levels Celsius within the coming 2-3 days including that there’s a chance of sunshine rain on Monday.

Yesterday, the temperature remained above 30 levels in Delhi, with a cool breeze within the night however no rain.

The Met Workplace has stated 4 to eight heatwave days are anticipated in several components of the nation in April in opposition to a standard of 1 to a few days. Ten to twenty days of heatwave days are anticipated in opposition to a standard of 4 to eight in all the April-June interval. The extreme warmth may pressure energy grids and end in water shortages in components of India.

International climate businesses, together with the IMD, are additionally anticipating La Nina circumstances to develop later within the yr.

El Nino circumstances — periodic warming of floor waters within the central Pacific Ocean — are related to weaker monsoon winds and drier circumstances in India. La Nina circumstances — the antithesis of El Nino — result in plentiful rainfall through the monsoon season.

In a mid-April replace, the IMD stated India would expertise above-normal cumulative rainfall within the 2024 monsoon season with La Nina circumstances, anticipated to set in by August-September, being the dominant issue.

– With inputs from PTI, ANI