Delhi Heatwave: IMD's Rain Forecast Keeps Hope High For Cooler Week Ahead

Delhi Weather: The IMD said that weather conditions are set to improve from Thursday, bringing respite to the Delhiites from the scorching heat.

Delhi Weather: A day after the national capital witnessed a sweltering heatwave that led to the city recording a maximum temperature of over 50 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that weather conditions are set to improve from Thursday bringing respite to the Delhiites from the scorching heat.

Severe heatwave conditions prevailing over Northwest and Central India are set to reduce gradually from May 30, the IMD said. According to the weather office, Delhi will see a partly cloudy sky and heatwave conditions, with the possibility of a duststorm or thunderstorm accompanied by very light rain along with gusty winds.

In its latest bulletin, the IMD also predicted that the national capital will witness a thunderstorm or dust storm with rain in the coming two to three days. "Delhi will witness partly cloudy sky and heatwave conditions with the possibility of thunderstorms or duststorms with very light rain or drizzle accompanied by gusty winds," the IMD said in its forecast for Thursday.

Hours after Delhi's highest temperature touched 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday clarified that the mercury reading was not official yet and added that the senior IMD officials have been asked to verify the news report.

Issuing a statement after a weather office in Delhi reported Mungeshpur AWS (Automatic weather station) recorded the highest temperature at 52.3 degrees Celcius, Kiren Rijiju said, "It is not official yet. Temperature of 52.3 degrees Celcius in Delhi is very unlikely. Our senior officials in IMD have been asked to verify the news report. The official position will be stated soon."

Earlier today, Delhi's Mungeshpur logged a maximum of 52.9 degrees Celsius, the highest ever temperature recorded in the city. The national capital and large parts of north India have been experiencing intense heat wave conditions over the past few days. On Tuesday, weather stations in Mungeshpur, Narela, and Najafgarh recorded temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius.