Weather alert: Heat wave spell to continue in Delhi
India | June 01, 2019 11:55 ISTThe city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, a day after parts it registered a high of 47 degrees Celsius.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, a day after parts it registered a high of 47 degrees Celsius.
Khajuraho, the city famous for temples and sculptures is reeling under a heat wave
The Palam Observatory had recorded a high of 47.2 degrees Celsius in May 2013. The official said similar conditions are likely to prevail Friday.
The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to cross 46 degrees Celsius soon, private forecaster Skymet said on Wednesday, while predicting the heat wave conditions to continue for up to 12 days in north, central and western parts of the country.
Heat wave conditions continued unabated in many states Tuesday as Adilabad in Telangana recorded the highest temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius.
The meteorological department has predicted partly cloudy sky towards the afternoon.
As per the private forecaster Skymet, at the weather observatory in Palam, the maximum temperature was recorded at 43 degrees Celsius.
Temperature in Delhi and surrounding regions had fallen by 6-10 degrees Celsius. IMD said that the drop in temperature is due to Western Disturbance.
Short spells of rain welcomed Delhiites on Tuesday morning. Weather Department has predicted thunderstorms in the region in the evening.
The meteorological department has forecast light rains evening and night on Wednesday.
In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest place recording a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius.
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Tourist destination Manali in Kullu district received first snowfall of the season. Manali received 4 cm snowfall, Director of MeT centre Shimla Manmohan Singh said.
Strong dusty winds lashed some parts of the city which left to a drop of mercury, the official said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 24.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal, a Met Department official said.
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These radars will be set up at Kufri in Shimla district, Dalhousie in Chamba district and Kullu, IMD Additional Director General Devendra Pradhan said.
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