Rain and thundershowers are likely to lash Delhi and its neighborhood, on and off, during remaining days of December. However, it will spare Christmas and New Year celebration and not likely to play spoilsport for the year end festivities. Even, the sting of extreme cold will shrink its gauge and may not be as punishing as was last year. December 2020 had witnessed its lowest temperature of 3.3°C on the last day, 31st Dec. December 2021 has already breached that mark with 3.2°C on 20th Dec.
A trail of western disturbance is moving in quick succession across north India between 23rd and 28th Dec. Wind pattern over Delhi has already undergone change. Relatively warm and moist easterly winds have replaced dry and cold northwesterly in the lower levels. This has led to abatement of cold wave conditions. Minimum temperatures will rise further to reach within normal range during remaining days of the month.
Passage of back to back westerly systems will result partly cloudy sky with suppressed sunshine. Rain and thundershowers are likely on 26th, 27th, and 28thDec, with better chances on 26thDec. Foggy conditions with moderate breeze is expected between 29th and 31stDec. It also means that the festivities of Christmas and New Year, if any, will not get dampened on account of weather.
Month of December 2021 has mostly offered mute look so far. It has rained sheepishly on 2 days with a total rainfall of 2.8mm. Dry weather conditions have prevailed for over 2 weeks, since 07thDec. The capital city stands a chance to catch up with the normal rainfall of 9.4mm in December. The spread and intensity could be large on 26thDec, to cover most parts of Delhi/ NCR. Dense fog affecting rail, road and air traffic may be witnessed between 29thand 31stDecember.
