New Delhi is slated to receive more rainfall by the end of this week: IMD

NEW DELHI: On the heels of heavy rains and hailstorms last week, New Delhi is slated to receive more rainfall by the end of this week, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

"Due to wind confluence between westerlies & easterlies at lower levels, isolated rainfall & thunderstorm accompanied with lightning," is expected over the capital, per IMD.

Other regions around Delhi such as Chandigarh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will also experience the same.


Last Saturday saw Delhi experience its second-highest single day rain since 1992, with the NCR region experiencing heavy rains and intermittent hailstorm in pockets. The IMD's observatory in Safdarjung observed 101.9 mm of rainfall, the highest such figure in March.

While Delhi experiences hail, Mumbai braces itself for heat

On the other hand, the nation's financial capital has been suffering sweltering heat the entire week, and it relief does not seem likely, per the IMD.

The IMD has recorded a maximum temperature of 37 degrees C in the Santacruz observatory over the past three days, and the trend will continue, said K. S. Hosalikar, deputy general of meteorology, IMD Mumbai.

"In north Madhya Maharashtra, minimum temperature is still around 20 degrees C, along with north Konkan [regions] including Mumbai," said Hosalikar.

Last Sunday was a day of extreme weather in Mumbai, with the city seeing a maximum temperature of 37 degrees C, while the minimum dropped to 17.4 degrees C, four degrees lower than normal.