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Delhi’s date with monsoon pushed further to July 2

NEW DELHI: The onset of monsoon in Delhi is unlikely till July 2, says India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The arrival of monsoon is already late in the capital as the normal meteorological date is June 27.
Track the pollution level in your city“No favourable conditions are likely to develop for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab during the next week,” said the meteorological department’s bulletin.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD and head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, said, “There are fewer chances of monsoon to arrive till July 2.
The weather is mostly expected to remain dry over the next four days.” There is a possibility of a drizzle on Sunday night in parts of Delhi, says IMD.
On Sunday till 8.30 am, the city recorded 5.2mm rainfall at Safdarjung observatory, city’s base station.
Lodhi Road reported 1.8mm rainfall during the same period.
However, no rain activity is predicted from Monday to July 1.
Very light rain or thundershowers are expected on July 2 and 3.
On Sunday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 38.8 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal.
The minimum temperature settled at 26.7 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal.
The relative humidity oscillated between 90% and 44%.
Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in the ‘moderate’ category.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the capital was recorded at 168 on Sunday.
System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the forecasting body under the Union ministry of earth sciences, said, “Surface winds are moderate and southeasterly.
An increase in surface winds is forecast for the next three days.
Although high ventilation is favorable for dispersion, long-range transport of dust is expected in the coming days.
AQI is likely to stay in the ‘moderate’ category with PM10 as the lead pollutant for the next three days.”

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