Widespread heavy precipitation has been witnessed in the hills of North India. On Sunday, Banihal recorded 102 mm of precipitation. Katra, which is the starting point for pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi Shrine, also recorded 53.5 mm of precipitation.
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand also recorded some very good rain. At present, the weather models suggest rain will continue for another 48 hours in the hills of North India. There could also be avalanches and landslides in the higher reaches.
Western Disturbance along with the cyclonic circulation brought widespread heavy rainfall across the plains of Punjab, Haryana, west Madhya Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh and east Rajasthan, over the weekend.
The rain belt will gradually shift eastwards and cover more parts of east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, east Madhya Pradesh and sub-Himalayan West Bengal during next 24 hours. After that even Northeast India will come under the purview of the weather systems.
Delhiites have been feasting on unusually cool and pleasing conditions this March. And now sets a new record by receiving 86.3 mm of rain surpassing the all-time high of 78.2 mm, recorded in the year 1915.
Delhi witnessed a rainy weekend with pleasant weather luring localities as well as tourists to step out and enjoy the refreshing conditions. Light patchy rain continued throughout the day on Sunday.
Temperatures came down significantly on Sunday. Maximum in Delhi was 9 degrees below normal average at 19.6°C. Minimum temperatures also witnessed a marginal drop and settled around 14.2°C.
Cool northwesterly winds will keep temperatures under check at least for next 24 hours. By tomorrow maximum could rise up to 26°C and will remain around 24°C today.
