Palam records squall, mercury dips after thunderstorm
New Delhi: A sudden squall hit parts of Delhi Tuesday afternoon, with the maximum wind speed touching 91kmph at Palam. Several areas witnessed rain and dust storms, leading to a sharp drop of up to 15 degrees in temperatures.The Met department has predicted that there is a possibility of thundery de
New Delhi: A sudden squall hit parts of Delhi Tuesday afternoon, with the maximum wind speed touching 91kmph at Palam.
Several areas witnessed rain and dust storms, leading to a sharp drop of up to 15 degrees in temperatures.The Met department has predicted that there is a possibility of thundery development Wednesday while rain and gusty winds may be seen Friday and Saturday.Following the thunderstorm, the visibility at IGI Airport dropped drastically from 6,000 metres at 2pm to 800 metres by 2.30pm, and a Srinagar-Delhi flight was diverted to Lucknow.
According to FlightRadar24, a live tracking website, over 200 flights were delayed at IGIA throughout the day.Municipal Corporation of Delhi said Yamuna Marg Civil Lines was blocked by a fallen tree following the thunderstorm.
A scooter was also damaged.
New Delhi Municipal Council attended complaints of fallen branches at Golf Link and Laxmi Bai Nagar.India Meteorological Department had forecast partly cloudy skies for Tuesday, which was upgraded in the morning to indicate the possibility of rain, thunderstorms and strong winds reaching up to 50kmph.The maximum temperature at base station Safdarjung surpassed 40 degrees Celsius Tuesday, settling at 40.1 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.
It dipped to 33 degrees Celsius following the thunderstorm.
The highest drop in temperature of 14.9 degrees was recorded at Ayanagar as the mercury dipped from 40.6 degrees Celsius to 25.7.
It was followed by Jafarpur in southwest Delhi with a fall of 11.6 degrees.Palam recorded a squall from 2.28pm to 2.30pm with a maximum wind speed of 91kmph.
Pitampura and Safdarjung recorded the highest wind speeds of 54 and 52kmph, respectively.
On June 9, Delhi witnessed two squalls with winds reaching 120 kmph.Parts of Delhi saw very light to light rain on Tuesday.
Between 8.30am and 5.30pm, Safdarjung logged 8.4 mm of rainfall.
Lodhi Road, Ridge in north Delhi, Ayanagar in southwest Delhi and Palam recorded 4.6mm, 3.5mm, 2.6mm and 1.4mm of rainfall during the same period.The day temperature is likely to stay between 39 and 41 degrees Celsius Wednesday. “The maximum temperatures are likely to rise by 1-2 degrees Celsius during the next 24 hours and no large change is expected during the next four-five days,” said a Met official.The minimum temperature Tuesday stood at 26.8 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal.
It was 27.3 degrees Celsius Monday.
The minimum temperature is predicted to remain between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius Wednesday.Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality improved to the moderate range from Monday’s poor, but the air quality index was unavailable due to a technical glitch.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in DelhiStay updated with the latest Delhi news.
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