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Monsoon has arrived in Delhi, but where is the rain? Experts explain

Monsoon has arrived in Delhi, but where is the rain? Experts explain

After the southwest monsoon officially reached Delhi on July 2, residents expected steady showers and relief from the summer heat. Instead, the Capital has witnessed only scattered rainfall, leaving many wondering why the city has remained largely dry despite the monsoon’s arrival. The IMD has indicated an increase in rainfall from Sunday. (PTI) Experts attributed Delhi’s weaker monsoon so far to weather systems in other parts of the country drawing the monsoon trough away from the Capital, earlier HT reported. “Cyclonic circulations over Madhya Pradesh and a low pressure area over Odisha had drawn the trough to central India, which has led to a reduction in rainfall. The city is likely to see the typical monsoon rain from July 5,” said Mahesh Pehlawat, vice president of Skymet Weather, a private weather forecaster. Also read | Yellow alert falls flat with sparse rain, humid weather The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also indicated an increase in rainfall activity over the coming days, forecasting moderate rain on Sunday, widespread showers on Monday, followed by thunderstorms through much …

IMD forecasts rainfall, thunderstorms in parts of K’taka from April 28: Officials

IMD forecasts rainfall, thunderstorms in parts of K’taka from April 28: Officials

The ongoing stretch of hot, dry weather in Bengaluru may give way to scattered rain later this week, officials with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. IMD forecasts rainfall, thunderstorms in parts of K’taka from April 28: Officials According to IMD, “clear to partly cloudy skies are likely to persist until April 27, with temperatures continuing in the 35°C to 37°C range and nights around 23°C.” Humidity levels are expected to remain moderate, sustaining the prevailing heat for the next couple of days. From April 28 to May 1, isolated areas are likely to receive light to moderate rain, most of it in the afternoon or evening. Winds during this period could reach 40 to 50 kmph. Even with the rain, daytime temperatures are expected to remain in the mid-30s, with little change in minimum temperatures. The shift will follow a stretch of above-normal temperature readings in the city. On Sunday, the city recorded a high of 36°C, while earlier readings this month had already surpassed seasonal averages. Despite pre-monsoon rainfall in parts …

Air quality remains ‘very poor’ as Delhi records season’s second lowest temp today | Delhi News

Air quality remains ‘very poor’ as Delhi records season’s second lowest temp today | Delhi News

Delhi’s air quality settled in the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday morning and the city witnessed the season’s second-lowest minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius, officials said. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. The weather department has predicted mainly clear skies during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 26 degrees Celsius, it said. The humidity level at 8.30 am was 97 percent. Continuing the trend of warmer-than-usual months, November this year emerged as the warmest in the last five years, with the highest day and night temperatures. The average minimum temperature for November has been 14.9 degrees Celsius, nearly 2 degrees Celsius above the Long-Period Average (LPA) of 13 degrees Celsius. Similarly, the average maximum temperature stood at 29.5 degrees Celsius, 1.1 notch above the LPA, marking this as the warmest November since 2019. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or …

As monsoon retreats, mercury soars in northwest India | Latest News India

Soon after monsoon retreated from parts of northwest India, day and night temperatures have spiked with several stations recording temperatures that are 3 to 5 degree C above normal. A view of black monsoon clouds hover in Gurugram. (HT) Whether this trend will stay for days remains to be seen as India Meteorological Department insisted that this is a post-monsoon brief peak in temperatures. Delhi on Wednesday recorded maximum temperature of 37.2 degree C, 3 degrees above normal and night temperature of 26.6 degree C, 4 degrees above normal. Sirsa in Haryana recorded maximum of 39 degree C; Rohtak 36.3 degree C; Jaipur 38 degree C; Churu 40 degree C among others. Jaipur recorded night temperature of 27.2 degree C, 5 degrees above normal. Delhi had a relative humidity of 62% at 8.30 am on Wednesday and 48% at 5.30 PM. “Temperatures usually increase soon after monsoon withdraws, but this time it’s still humid also because moisture is still high. On October 5 and 6, there is likely to be some weather activity over northwest …