After being shaken from the hot heat for the past few days, the residents of Delhi-NCR got a break on Friday night when it rained, accompanied by a Gusty wind, cooled the city.
This area tends to see cloudy sky and pre-monsoon shower light for the next three or four days, except on Sunday, according to the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD).
Mercury can also dip 2-3 degrees, he said.
Although heat waves continued on Fridays – the maximum temperature of Gurgaon was recorded at 42.8 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal – Short rain spells carry welcome help from soaring mercury.
The minimum temperature is recorded at 30.8ºC, four notches above normal.
“Because of the dry and southwest western winds, the condition of the heat wave is recorded in several places.
However, with a pre-monsoon shower, we expect rainfall to continue for the next few days,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, Head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Center IMD.
On Saturday, the minimum and maximum temperature can slap around 31 and 43ºC, respectively.
Gurgaon air quality index remains in a moderate category, but increases from 155 to 129 Thursday 37 degrees to 25 degrees.
“While the temperatures remain high during the day, there is an impact of cooling immediately at night,” said Srivastava.
Estimates show that the activity of rain isolated throughout the week with a light rain spell expected on July 8.
Meet officials said Monsoon was still not expected until at least July 7 7.
Residents of Noida and Ghaziabad also experienced pleasant weather after a few days of uncomfortable hot days.
The temperature is dipped from 42ºC in the afternoon to 33ºC at night.