Delhi to stay hot, mercury may touch 36°C; rain in several parts of India
Delhi is likely to see a mostly dry and clear spell over the next few days as the southwest monsoon continues to withdraw from northwest India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting another spell of scattered rain in the capital from October 6.
According to the IMD’s Delhi forecast bulletin issued on Saturday, the maximum temperature is likely to remain between 34 and 36 degrees Celsius on October 3-5, while the minimum temperature is expected to remain around 22 to 24 degrees Celsius. No rain has been forecast during this period, with mainly clear skies expected across Delhi-NCR.
On October 3, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature on Friday was 36 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees above normal.
The IMD’s All India Weather Forecast Bulletin said isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi from October 6 to 8, while rainfall is also expected over parts of Uttar Pradesh and the western Himalayan region during the period.
The IMD said conditions are becoming favourable for the southwest monsoon to withdraw from the remaining parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, as well as most parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and the entire Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the next 24 hours.
Rainfall elsewhere
The IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh on October 3-4, with scattered rainfall expected across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and the northeastern states through October 8.
In southern India, Kerala is likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall from October 3-6, while Coastal Karnataka is expected to see similar conditions from October 3-6.
The IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Kerala from October 4-6, with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds also likely over parts of southern India.
On October 3, the weather agency has also warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, while similar conditions with winds of 30-40 kmph are likely over parts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Lakshadweep and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
