NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi received light showers on Saturday, while gusty winds of over 40 km/hr were also recorded in some places.
The majority of the rain activity occurred in south and central Delhi.
India Meteorological Department has forecast chance of light rain on Sunday as well.
A dry week is expected after that till July 2.
Safdarjung — Delhi’s base station — recorded 0.6 mm of rainfall till 5.30 pm on Saturday, while Lodhi Road recorded 1.2mm in the same period.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD, says conditions are favourable for light showers and drizzle activity on Sunday as well, but dry-warm weather is expected after that.
“The maximum could touch 41 degrees Celsius by Tuesday and humidity levels will also remain high.
From Tuesday onwards, strong dry surface winds will be a factor in Delhi with no rain expected till July 2,” said Srivastava.
Till Saturday morning, Delhi had received 29.6 mm of rainfall in June, as compared to a normal of 47.7mm, making it a deficit of over 30% this month.
Srivastava says the onset of monsoon is unlikely this week.
“After Sunday, no rain is expected, unless conditions become favourable.
Delhi will have to wait longer for monsoon showers,” said the IMD scientist.
Delhi’s maximum on Saturday was recorded at 38.7° C — one notch above normal.
The minimum was, meanwhile, recorded at 25.6° C — three notches below normal.
The relative humidity oscillated between 36% and 71% in the last 24 hours.
Despite light showers, the city’s air remained in the ‘moderate’ category with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 163 on CPCB’s daily index.
System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), a body under the ministry of earth sciences, says isolated rainfall may occur in some places in Delhi in the next two days.
“Although ventilation is favourable for dispersion, long-range transport of dust is expected for the next three days.
Isolated rainfall is likely in the next two days and the aerosol washout may influence AQI marginally,” the SAFAR report stated.