Updated on 25 June, 2015: Southwest Monsoon reaches Delhi
Rain soaked pleasant mornings in Delhi in past two days have ushered in the Southwest Monsoon in the national capital city today. According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, light rain and thundershowers are likely to continue throughout the day. Monsoon clouds will continue to hover over the city till tomorrow with another rainy spell expected around 27th June.
Updated on 22 June, 2015: Southwest Monsoon gathers pace, advances towards Delhi
After a sloppy and delayed start, Southwest Monsoon advanced at a fast pace against all odds and has already delivered 16 per cent excess rainfall since the beginning of the Monsoon season. According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Southwest Monsoon is likely to give good spells of rain in next 3- 4 days and end the Monsoon month of June on a strong note.
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In the current phase, Southwest Monsoon is making a good progress and conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon. In a couple of days, it is likely to cover Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, North India including parts of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and hilly states including Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. In fact, HImachal Pradesh is expected to receive extremely heavy rainfall on June 24 and June 25.
Monsoon system boost the advance of Southwest Monsoon
The advance or progress of Southwest Monsoon in India is governed by active Monsoon systems. Currently one Monsoon system in Arabian Sea and other one in Bay of Bengal are infusing rains in various parts of western coast and eastern parts of the country, respectively. As these systems move further and move inland, good Monsoon rain along with thundershowers are expected.
Western Disturbance hasten advance of Monsoon
Delhi received good amount of pre-Monsoon showers on Sunday and Monday. The rain was due to a Western Disturbance that is hovering over Jammu and Kashmir and is influencing weather in Delhi-NCR.
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The rainfall in Delhi from Sunday 8.30 a.m. onwards to Monday 8.30 a.m. turned out to be 10 mm at the Safdarjung Observatory, above 70 mm at Ridge and Delhi University each and 2 mm at Palam Observatory. Sunday’s rain was because of the interaction between the westerlies and moisture-laden Monsoon winds.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 34.4°C, four degrees below normal. The minimum temperature on Monday came down to 25.6°C from 28.5°C on Sunday.
The national capital city, Delhi, is expected to receive moderate to heavy rain in next 3-4 days that will keep the temperature below normal and keep the hot and humid weather at bay.
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