Weather Update | Delhi To Witness Rainfall In Next Two Days, Heatspell In Odisha Next Week: IMD

The maximum temperature is predicted to rise to 43 degrees over the next two days in the national capital. Delhi may witness a thunderstorm, dust storm, and light rain on Saturday.

A child uses an umbrella while a woman uses a scarf to shield themselves from the heat on a hot summer day, in New Delhi. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: The national capital witnessed a partly cloudy sky on Wednesday which brought the mercury down by a few notches giving respite to people. According to the weather department, there will not be a steep rise in temperature in the next one week due to intermittent weather activity under the influence of back-to-back western disturbances. At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, the maximum temperature settled at 40.6 degrees Celsius. It was 41.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and 42.4 degrees Celsius on Monday.

The maximum temperature is predicted to rise to 43 degrees over the next two days. Delhi may witness a thunderstorm, dust storm and light rain on Saturday.

Weather remains hot in Punjab and Haryana

However, hot weather conditions continued unabated in Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday, with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.

Gurugram in Haryana recorded a high of 44.7 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological department. Among other places in Haryana, Hisar saw a high of 43.2 degrees, Sirsa 43.8 degrees, Rohtak 41.9 degrees and Bhiwani experienced a high of 43.6 degrees Celsius.

However, Ambala and Karnal got respite for the second consecutive day from sweltering heat with maximum temperatures of 38.9 degrees and 38.2 degrees Celsius respectively.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a high of 40.3 degrees.

Meanwhile, in Punjab, Bathinda sizzled at 44 degrees while Amritsar recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius.

Heatspell in Odisha

A spell of intense heat may grip Odisha again from next week as the mercury is set to surge by several notches, the Met office said on Wednesday.

The state is likely to witness rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds for the next three days due to strong southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal and an east-west trough.

After this, the temperature will rise from the next week, the weatherman said.

Odisha witnessed heat wave conditions before cyclonic storm Asani brought rain giving a much-needed relief to people around a week ago.

(with PTI inputs)