India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said a cyclonic circulation has formed over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and the neighbourhood extending up to the middle tropospheric level at 8:30 am. Under the influence of the circulation, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region by the morning of Monday. The IMD's announcement comes after forecasts from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the US Global Forecast System (GFS) indicating that a cyclonic storm will develop over the Bay of Bengal, reported news agency PTI.
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, IMD while talking to PTI said, "Some models are suggesting that it would be a cyclone. We are keeping a watch. Updates will be provided regularly."
Delhi Records Min Temperature Of 20 Degrees Celsius, IMD Predicts Cloudy Sky With Light Rain
Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 20.1 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal, according to the India Meteorological Department, as reported by the news agency PTI. According to the weather office, the sky will remain generally cloudy with light rain or drizzle during the day and the maximum temperature can settle around 36 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity was recorded at 63 per cent at 8.30 am.
Due to back-to-back western disturbances in the previous two weeks, Delhi has received more than 200 percent more rainfall in the pre-monsoon season (March 1 to May 31). During this period, the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's major meteorological station, reported 221 percent higher precipitation (119 mm vs. a normal of 37.1 mm). Normally, it receives 48 mm of rain over the whole pre-monsoon season. The manual weather station at Palam reported 109.9 mm of rain, compared to the usual 33 mm, the news agency PTI reported.