Monsoon showers likely from midweek in Gurgaon

Time of India

7 hours ago

Gurgaon: The southwest monsoon is expected to intensify over Haryana in the coming days, bringing widespread rainfall across the state, according to the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Meanwhile, Gurgaon's maximum temperature was recorded at 36.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, while the minimum temperature was at 26 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD, "Southwest monsoon has further advanced over parts of Haryana and Chandigarh, and some more parts of Punjab. The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) continues to pass through Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Agra, Rampur, Bijnor, Karnal and Halwara. Conditions are favourable for southwest monsoon to further advance over some more parts of Punjab and Haryana during the next two days."
Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places from June 27 to 30 over Haryana and Chandigarh. Rainfall is set to increase significantly from 26 June onwards. On 25 June, most districts of Haryana are likely to see only isolated rainfall, with a few areas such as Gurgaon, Rewari,Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra receiving scattered showers.
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"The wettest day of the week is likely to be 27 June, when most districts in Haryana, including Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, and Jind, are likely to receive widespread rainfall covering over 75% of stations.
Rainfall is expected to taper off slightly by 28 June, although light to moderate showers may continue in central and southern districts. Some western areas, including Fatehabad and Sirsa, may see little to no rain on the final day of the forecast period," an IMD official said.
IMD has urged local authorities to prepare for waterlogging in urban areas, especially on 26 and 27 June. Residents have been advised to stay alert during heavy spells, and farmers have been encouraged to plan agricultural activities keeping in mind the rain forecast.
Meanwhile, Delhi suffered a hot, humid day and had an overcast sky by 3pm.
The Met had forecast rain and thunderstorms for Monday. However, only a small part of the city got a drizzle late in the evening. The base station, Safdarjung, did not record any rain on Monday till late evening, Ayanagar saw some trace of rain, Rajghat recorded 0.1mm, and Najafgarh and Mungeshpur recorded 0.5mm.
The maximum temperature at Safdarjung on Tuesday was 36.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
It was 36.2 a day earlier. The minimum was 28.2 degrees Celsius, the same as a day earlier. The humidity oscillated between 66% and 91% and the feel-like temperature was 44.3 degrees Celsius.
According to IMD, on Wednesday, Delhi may see some respite. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 33 to 35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
Delhi's air quality was satisfactory on Tuesday. The air quality index (AQI) was at 95. A day earlier it was 112. IMD had earlier forecast that while the entire country is expected to receive above-normal rainfall, the northwest, which is one of the four meteorological geographical regions and includes J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and UP, will receive normal rainfall.
The normal range is 92 to 108% of the long-period average.