The wait for Monsoon air mass to enter Delhi/NCR seems to have dragged too long this year. Delhiites have been yearning for good rain since quite some time as all we've had is quick short spells of rain brought by rapid moving systems.
Monsoon is definitely lurking around in the national capital but the exact feature which could drive the Monsoon current to Delhi is missing. To know more on this aspect, click here.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the Palam Observatory in Delhi received 2.4 mm of rain in last 24 hours while Safdarjung received only traces of rain. After receiving good showers on Monday, rain has reduced in Rajasthan as well with only Churu recording 15 mm of in last 24 hours. In Haryana, Hisar received 5.4 mm while Bhiwani only 2.4 mm.
The weather in Delhi will remain cloudy today as well, in view of the Western Disturbance moving across the hills of Jammu and Kashmir and a circulation near central Pakistan and adjoining Rajasthan. This system could bring light rain towards late night and early Thursday morning.
Consequently, the maximum temperature in Delhi, which had been settling four to five notches above normal till Saturday, witnessed a drop on Sunday evening to record 40⁰C at Safdarjung. As was predicted, the mercury came down further on Monday to 38.8⁰C and witnessed a marginal rise and settled at 39⁰C yesterday, due to cloudy skies.
Cloud cover and moist southwesterly winds coming from the Arabian Sea are not allowing the temperatures to rise much. Only few places in Delhi like Najafgarh (41.1⁰C), Ridge (41⁰C), Palam (41.2⁰C), Gurgaon (40.5⁰C) and Ayanagar (40.5⁰C) crossed the 40 degree mark. Rest of the places have been hovering around 38⁰C. However, the temperatures are still above normal as by this time of the year the Monsoon current generally reaches Delhi, bringing good rain followed by drop in temperatures.
Rain will remain subdued with no sustained activity in Delhi for the rest of this month. As of now short spells of rain leave a lot of recovery time both for day and night temperatures to rise above normal levels.
picture courtesy- Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
