New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest update on Thursday has informed that Delhi and its neighbouring areas are likely to witness light rain. IMD predicted light intensity rain over and adjoining areas of isolated places of North-West Delhi, West Delhi, New Delhi and Siwani, Rohtak (Haryana) Pilani, Alwar, Nagar (Rajasthan) during the next two hours. The morning of Thursday (June 09) in the national capital New Delhi was extremely hot and the minimum temperature was recorded at 28 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a heat wave with severe heat during the day. The weather department said that the people of Delhi are likely to get relief from the heat waves during the weekend. According to the Meteorological Department, the relative humidity was recorded at 33 percent at 8.30 am. The maximum temperature has been predicted to drop to 41 degree Celsius in the capital till Saturday.
Meteorologists have attributed the heatwave to the lack of strong western disturbances and continuous hot and dry westerly winds. With Monsoon expected to reach East India by June 15, easterly winds will bring moisture and intensify pre-monsoon activity over North-West India.
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Last year, the IMD had predicted that the monsoon would reach Delhi about two weeks before its normal date. However, it reached the capital on 13 July, which was the most delayed period in 19 years.
IMD said that heavy rains are likely to continue over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during this week. The Northeast and North Bengal region including Sikkim has once again received heavy rains. The IMD has issued an orange alert for heavy rains in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh till June 12.
According to the IMD, hot winds are declared as 'loo' when the temperature in the plains is more than 40 degrees Celsius or 4.5 degrees Celsius above normal. A 'severe heatwave' is declared when the temperature is 6.4 degrees above normal.