Dry conditions push mercury up in Delhi, rains likely after June 30
India | Jun 25, 2019, 08:12 PM ISTDry conditions pushed the mercury up in the national capital on Tuesday and rains are likely to elude Delhi for the next three to four days.
Dry conditions pushed the mercury up in the national capital on Tuesday and rains are likely to elude Delhi for the next three to four days.
"The minimum temperature at 8.30 am was 27.8 degrees Celsius while the humidity level was 72 per cent," a MeT official said.
Severe heatwave killed 12 more people in Bihar in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll over the past three days to 90, official said on Tuesday.
A cloudy sky and gusty winds in Delhi kept the mercury in check, with the national capital recording a maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius -- six notches below the normal.
Allahabad was recorded as the hottest places in the state at 45.3 degrees celsius, according to the weather office.
The maximum temperature in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad was 47.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Sultanpur at 46.4 degrees, nine notches above normal.
Siddhartha Nagar bore the maximum onslaught with four deaths reported from the district, followed by Deoria where three people died and Ballia where two died, state Relief Commissioner G S Priyadarshi said.
The successful installation aims to break new ground in monitoring and understanding of climate change as the stations will help continuously monitor the upper reaches of the atmosphere, which is critical to tracking and predicting weather patterns around the globe.
The weather department on Tuesday predicted heavy rainfall in Goa due to Cyclone Vayu, prompting the authorities to close the shoreline for swimming.
Delhiites may get some respite from the oppressive heat as gusty winds and thunderstorm are likely in the later half of the day
The mercury shattered all records in Delhi with parts of the national capital recording an all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius Monday.
Presently, there are four actively working private weather forecasters in India and these provide everything from weather-related information, region-specific predictions, trends and even crop insurance traded options.
At 8:30 am, the weather station at Safdarjung recorded the minimum temperature at 28 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and humidity levels at 56 per cent
Heat wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, with Kota being recorded as the hottest place in the state at 46.9 degrees Celsius, a MeT Department official said.
Hot and dry weather persisted over Uttar Pradesh, with Banda recording the highest temperature in the state at 47.2 degrees Celsius -- five notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
At many places, the maximum temperature hovered close to the 44 degrees Celsius mark for almost a week.
The power demand crossed the 6,000 MW mark on Wednesday and has been rising since then.
The surging heat will pass over Vidarbha over the next five days and over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and south Uttar Pradesh during next two days, the IMD said.
IMD has warned of the heat wave and advised them to take precautionary measures.
The national capital continued to reel under blistering heat Saturday with the mercury crossing the 46-degree mark in some parts of the city.
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