Delhi experiences humid morning; minimum temperature 25.1 degrees Celsius
India | June 25, 2021 11:27 ISTHumidity was recorded at 67 per cent at 8.30 am.
Humidity was recorded at 67 per cent at 8.30 am.
A low-pressure system forming in the Bay of Bengal may lead to rainfall in the national capital over the weekend, which will bring down the temperature and pollution levels.
According to IMD, Delhi is expected to receive light rains or drizzle by Monday evening.
Delhi on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
It was 10 degrees below the normal and the lowest ever for the month of June, primarily due to rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty winds under the influence of a western disturbance.
The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
Delhiites woke up to a clear sky on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 19 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 19.4 degrees Celsius, the highest of this season so far, the India Meteorological Department said.
January and February were the third and second warmest winter months in 121 years in terms of mean and minimum temperatures respectively, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report said on Tuesday.
Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 6.8 degrees Celsius on Friday due to cold, dry winds blowing in from snow-laden western Himalayas, the India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi recorded light rain on Thursday morning under the influence of a fresh Western Disturbance affecting northwest India, the India Meteorological Department said.
In the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips to four degrees Celsius. A severe cold wave is when the minimum is 2 degrees Celsius or less.
Srinagar registered its lowest minimum temperature in 30 years at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, breaking a decades-old record.
Earlier, this winter season’s lowest minimum temperature in the city was 15 degrees Celsius that was recorded last month, he said.
IMD tweeted, "Dehradun, Delhi (Safdarjung & Palam), Bahraich, Lucknow, Sagar and Dibrugarh - 200 meter each. Gwalior and Jabalpur - 25 meter each. Ambala, Bhagalpur, Kailashahar and Agartala- 50 meter each."
Several parts in the north-India along with Delhi witnessed low visibility due to dense fog on Monday morning.
Delhi's minimum temperature rose to eight degrees Celsius on Saturday even as fog lowered visibility to 300 metres in some parts of the city, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, on Friday even as foggy conditions disrupted traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
A fresh Western Disturbance will start affecting the Western Himalayan region Friday onwards. As a result, the mercury is likely to drop to 4 degrees Celsius by Monday, an IMD official said.
Parts of Delhi-NCR reeled under a severe cold wave and witnessed dense fog on Thursday morning. IMD said that the minimum temperature dropped to 2 degrees Celsius.
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