With Monsoon lurking around in Delhi and North India, Delhi is likely to receive rain in the first half of this week, particularly on Wednesday.
The week will commence with rain across the northwest plains, except for Rajasthan, and the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Rain will however, reduce by the end of the week but cloud cover may still persist. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, this could be a precursor to the arrival of Monsoon in Delhi and North India.
In view of rain the mercury will come down marginally but rise once again and maximum could cross mid-thirties. While places along the foothills in Punjab will be cooler with maximums settling around 35⁰C, Delhi may observe day temperatures settling between 36⁰C and 38⁰C.
The Safdarjung Observatory recorded a maximum of around 37.2⁰C in last 24 hours. With a cloud cover and humidity rising to touch even 90%, Delhi/NCR could receive some rain tonight.
Temperatures have come down, cloud cover persists throughout the day, rain occurs during late night and weather activity now travels from the foothills of North India. Thus, on a concluding note we can say that the conditions required for Monsoon has been almost met but the most important prerequisite i.e. good rain is missing.
Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and western parts of Uttar Pradesh may continue to receive rain during next 48 hours. Rain in Delhi and Punjab is likely to pick up from 5th July, which is when Skymet expects Monsoon to make an entry.
