After Days Of Extreme Heat, Delhi Likely To Heave A Sigh Of Relief With Some Rain

After days of scorching heat, Delhi and some north Indian states may get some relief as IMD predicts light rain in the region on Tuesday.

Delhi and entire north India are currently reeling under the scorching heat as the temperature has been on the rise touching 46 degrees Celcius at some locations. However, according to India Meteorological Department, Delhiites are likely to get some sort of relief from soaring temperatures from Tuesday. The weatherman has predicted dust storms and light rain at isolated places in north Indian states and Delhi. This comes as Delhi on Sunday recorded its highest maximum temperature at 46.3 degrees Celcius.

Similar heatwave conditions were observed in Amritsar in Punjab, and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh among other areas. The IMD meanwhile mentioned that there is a change of weather likely to take place in mountain areas. 

According to IMD, the average maximum temperature across north and Central India on Monday settled at over 44 degrees Celcius.

The weatherman said that Uttarakhand, Kedarnath, Tungnath, Madhyamaheshwar, Kartik Swami and other high-altitude areas may receive heavy rains. Notably, the Kedarnath Dham Yatra is also facing problems due to rain.  

In Himachal Pradesh, the weather body has issued a 'yellow alert' for ten districts for Tuesday citing a possibility of a thunderstorm with strong winds and hail.  It stated that the weather is changing in the mountain regions due to the Western Disturbance. As a result, some areas in Rajasthan and Delhi are likely to witness light rain on Tuesday evening. 

Meanwhile, the blistering heatwave is straining power grids and posing challenges to outdoor labourers, homeless people and animals. The severe conditions saw the peak power demand in Delhi soar to 6,532 MW around 3:30 pm, the highest so far this season, officials said, reported PTI. 

The city had recorded a peak power demand of 7,695 MW last summer and it might reach 8,100 MW this year, they said. 

Delhi's primary weather station, Safdarjung Observatory, recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius -- four notches above normal and the maximum so far this year on Monday.The mercury soared to 46.2 degrees Celsius at Najafgarh, making it the hottest place in the capital. As per PTI, Narela (45.3 degrees Celsius), Pitampura (45.8 degrees Celsius) and Pusa (45.8 degrees Celsius) also recorded heatwave conditions.