Rain & winds likely to splash water on your Sunday plans in Gurgaon

Time of India

2 days ago

Gurgaon: May ended with a mix of heat, dust storms, rainfall, and gusty winds. The city experienced a sharp swing in weather on Saturday, with the daytime temperature soaring to 37.6 degrees Celsius, a spike of over 3.5 degrees from Friday's 34.1°C.
However, brief showers at isolated places around 5 pm brought some much-needed respite from the heat, though the rain was not recorded at the observatory.
Afternoon remained largely clear and sunny, but around 4pm, strong dust-raising winds swept through the city. Gusts reaching up to 40 kmph turned the sky murky and led to a sudden drop in visibility. In contrast, the morning was cooler, with the minimum temperature dipping slightly to 23.4 degrees Celsius, down from Friday's 24.5°C.
The
India Meteorological Department
(IMD) has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms, gusty winds (40–50 kmph), and lightning in Haryana from May 31 to June 4. This is due to a Western Disturbance over Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir, along with a cyclonic circulation affecting the region. Light to moderate rain is expected during this period.
A temporary rise of around 2°C in maximum temperatures is expected across the region in the next 24 hours. However, the daytime temperature is likely to dip 2–3°C over the subsequent three days.
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Meanwhile, the city has already experienced 87.3 mm of rainfall this month, that is 290% above the normal of 22.4 mm, making it one of the wettest districts in the state this month. Haryana has experienced 59.7 mm of rain this May, 193% above the normal, making it the wettest May since 2008, while some districts saw even more extreme downpours, including Panipat (117.2 mm, 703% above average), Kurukshetra (99 mm, 564% above average), and Jhajjar (99.8 mm, 501% above average), marking one of the region's rainiest months in over a decade as more thunderstorms are expected in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Delhi experienced a sultry day, but a sudden change in weather brought respite as very light rain, accompanied by a thunderstorm, lightning, and a dust storm, swept across the city. It was characterised by winds gusting up to 56 kmph, causing temperatures to plummet by almost eight degrees Celsius at most places in Delhi. This led to the diversion of the Air India Goa-Delhi flight to Jaipur and delayed several flights.
This was the sixth major thunderstorm activity recorded in the city in May this year. The Met department said there is a possibility of very light to light rain along with thunderstorms and gusty winds from Sunday to Wednesday.However, it has not issued any colour-coded warning for the next few days.
The maximum temperature on Saturday rose to 39.7 degrees Celsius, which is near normal for this time of the year. After the thunderstorm activity in Delhi, the mercury at Safdarjung dipped by six degrees. At Pitampura, Delhi University, Ayanagar in south-west Delhi, and Najafgarh, the temperature dropped by eight degrees Celsius in just one-and-a-half hours.