Rain in Delhi on Wednesday was heavy in many pockets of the city however, it is yet to be widespread and evenly distributed. Our weathermen explain that good rain in one part of Delhi and scanty in another is not a typical Monsoon feature but a definite precursor to the onset of Monsoon over the capital.
In the last 24 hours, rainfall figures looked rather uneven: Safadarjung 4 mm, Gurgaon 36 mm, Ridge 43 mm, Delhi University 37 mm, Pusa Road 30 mm, Lodhi Road 4 mm, Palam 3.2 mm, Hindon 24 mm.
“Rain is still seen to be patchy in nature and that is because it isn't Monsoon yet. When Monsoon settles in the winds become purely easterlies. Though the surface winds are still easterlies, the depth of the winds remains low, which isn't enough to bring widespread rain”, explains G.P Sharma, AVM (Retd).
As far as the temperature profile is concerned, that too isn't very low considering that the cloud cover is not very thick and rains are confined to morning or evening hours. Moreover, good sunshine for even about one to three hours is enough to raise the mercury significantly.
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature in Delhi recorded 36.6⁰C at Safdarjung and 38.2⁰C at the Palam Observatory, which was about a notch above the normal average. The expected maximum temperature in Delhi on Thursday is 36⁰C, whereas on Friday it may rise by a degree to settle around 37⁰C.
According to Skymet, few showers are likely in Delhi-NCR during late night on Thursday or early Friday morning. The spell of rain will continue to make the weather very pleasant. The morning minimum recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory on Thursday morning was 26.1⁰C, one degree below normal.
Photo by Ritika Acharya.
