A feeble Western Disturbance across Jammu and Kashmir has given light showers of 6 mm in the state capital Srinagar, in a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Wednesday. Pahalgam and Gulmarg have also received 9.6 mm and 4 mm of rain respectively. This weather system has marginally pulled down the temperatures in the plains of North India as well.
Delhi, which had been witnessing record breaking temperatures for the last couple of days observed a marginal drop with the Safdarjung Observatory recording 38.2°C as the maximum temperature on Thursday. A day earlier, the maximum had settled at 39.4°C, breaking 20-year-old record. Patiala in Punjab saw a drop of about 2 degrees with maximum settling at 36.8°C. Chandigarh also recorded maximum of 37.5°C a drop of 1 degree. Hisar in Haryana breathed some sigh of relief as the maximum which recorded 40.5°C on Wednesday dropped by 2 degrees to settle at 38.5°C.
Meanwhile, temperatures the region will continue to maintain in the higher thirties.
South India
The low pressure area presently in the Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh will be moving inland and causing fairly good amounts of rain over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Interior Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra in next 24 hours. Thereafter some isolated heavy showers will be seen over Konkan and Goa including Mumbai. This is the system which is reviving Monsoon in India.
East and Northeast India
The good spell of rain in East and Northeast India has been decreasing and will become scanty now, particularly over the Northeast region. This will however, bring relief to the flood hit areas and help in quicker recovery. With rain taking a backseat the weather in the region will become very sultry and discomfort level will rise.
