Dust storm forecast for Delhi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert, warning of a dust storm or thunderstorm with winds gusting up to 50 Kilometres per hour in the national capital on Wednesday.
There is also a possibility of very light rain in parts of the city.
The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, is likely to settle around 38 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 28.8 degrees Celsius which was four notches above normal for this time of the year. As a result of a western disturbance affecting northwest India, a cloudy sky is predicted over the capital for the next three days.
The mercury is set to rise by four to five notches over the next six days. However, no heatwave is predicted.
A heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal.
A severe heatwave is declared if the departure from normal temperature is more than 6.4 notches, according to the IMD.
Based on absolute recorded temperatures, a heatwave is declared when an area logs a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius. A severe heatwave is declared if the maximum temperature crosses the 47-degree Celsius mark.
With scanty rains owing to feeble western disturbances, Delhi had recorded its second hottest April this year since 1951 with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.
The city's normal monthly average temperature in April is 36.30 degrees Celsius.
Delhi on 'yellow alert'; dust storm on forecast today, temperature to hover around 38° CelsiusWith scanty rains owing to feeble western disturbances, Delhi had recorded its second hottest April this year since 1951 with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.
HIGHLIGHTS
Winds gusting up to 50 kilometres per hour are likely in Delhi todayThere is also a possibility of very light rain in parts of the cityThe minimum temperature was recorded at 28.8 degrees Celsius today.
Offering some respite from the recent spell of heatwave, the maximum temperature in Delhi is set to fall below 40 degrees Celsius on Monday and settle at around 39 degrees, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast indicates.
With a western disturbance affecting parts of northwest India, dust storms or thunderstorms are on the forecast for the day in the national capital. Strong dust-raising surface winds of around 30 to 40 kmph are likely over northwest India on Monday.
However, the minimum temperature, which is recorded at night, settled at around 27.4 degrees Celsius early on Monday, three degrees above the normal, and higher than the 25.8 degrees recorded the previous day. Warm nights are likely over the next few days with the minimum temperature likely to be around 27 degrees till May 4. Relative humidity has also been on the rise, recording 61% at 8.30 am on Monday.
The maximum temperature over most parts of northwest India could fall by around three to four degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours, according to an IMD bulletin issued Monday morning. Light rainfall is on the forecast for Delhi on May 5. The maximum temperature in Delhi is set to remain below 40 degrees Celsius till May 5, and then rise to around 41 degrees Celsius by May 7.
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