Delhi Weather: IMD Issues Yellow Alert In City, Predicts More Showers This Week

The IMD has predicted a cloudy sky and rainfall in the national capital throughout this week.

The IMD has predicted a cloudy sky and rainfall in the national capital throughout this week.

Source : PTI

Delhi Rains: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that the national capital is likely to receive light to moderate rainfall and the sky is expected to remain cloudy throughout the day. According to the weather office, the city recorded a minimum temperature of 26.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

The humidity level was recorded at 82 percent. The IMD has put Delhi on "yellow alert" (be prepared) for rainfall for the next three days. Yellow indicates severely bad weather spanning across several days. It also suggests that the weather could change for the worse, causing disruption in day-to-day activities.

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius. According to IMD, Delhi showers are likely to continue throughout the week.

On Monday, some parts of the city witnessed scattered and light showers, with strong surface winds of 30-40 kmph throughout the day.

Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh, at least nine people died in rain-related incidents in seven districts of Uttar Pradesh within 24 hours till Monday evening, the state's relief commissioner's office said, as reported by news agency PTI.

Seven people lost their lives after drowning, while two lost their lives in snakebites, it said. Relief Commissioner G S Naveen Kumar said Uttar Pradesh received 3.7 mm of rain in the 24-hour period, as reported by PTI.

The state received an average rainfall of 344.7 mm from June 1 till now, which is 87.5 per cent of the normal rainfall of 394.1 mm, according to a statement.

Of the 75 districts in UP, so far 11 have received 120 per cent or more rainfall, while 27 districts have received between 80 to 120 per cent rainfall, it said.

Also, 19 districts have recorded low rainfall between 60 per cent and 80 per cent, 12 got 'very less' rainfall between 40 and 60 per cent while six districts have recorded rainfall below 40 per cent, it added. The Irrigation Department said the Ganga river was flowing above the danger mark at Kachlabridge in Badaun.