Delhi Weather: Temperature Set To Rise In National Capital, Heatwave Unlikely For 4-5 Days

According to the IMD, the Safdarjung Observatory has not recorded a heatwave this year so far. This has happened for the first time since 2014.

A fruit vendor takes afternoon siesta during a hot summer day, in New Delhi in May. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Delhi is set to record a rise in temperature over the next 2-3 days, however, heatwave is unlikely in the next four to five days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). According to the weather office, the sky will be clear in the national capital and in the next 2-3 days, temperature will rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius.

“Temperature is likely to increase in Uttar Pradesh. From 8th-11th June, in some parts of India, the temperature can go up to 45°C. Sky will be clear in Delhi, and in the next 2-3 days, 2-3°C will increase, by 10th or 11th Delhi-NCR temperature can go up to 41°C,” news agency ANI quoted Kuldeep Srivastava, Regional Head, IMD Delhi, as saying.

Notably, June started on a cooler note in Delhi this year with back-to-back western disturbances resulting in intermittent rains. The maximum temperature remained well below the 40-degree mark this month so far. The city also recorded its coolest May in 36 years with excess rainfall bringing the average maximum temperature down to 36.8 degrees Celsius this time, according to the IMD.

According to the IMD, the Safdarjung Observatory has not recorded a heatwave this year so far. This has happened for the first time since 2014.

Safdarjung Observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, that was two notches below normal.

Meteorologists have attributed the weather to excess rainfall and below-normal temperatures this pre-monsoon season (March to May) to higher-than-usual western disturbances, weather systems that originate in the Mediterranean region and bring unseasonal rainfall to northwest India.

However, this doesn't mean that there will be no heatwaves this year. With the monsoon onset over Kerala already delayed and meteorologists anticipating a slow progress beyond the southern peninsula due to Cyclone Biparjoy, temperatures over many parts of the country, including the national capital, are likely to remain above normal for a longer-than-usual period.