IMD alert: Rain, thunderstorm likely to hit Delhi, Uttar Pradesh today
Delhi woke up to a partly cloudy sky on Monday and is expected to witness rains and thunderstorms later in the day.
"The sky will remain partly cloudy with the possibility of rains or thundershowers along with strong gusty winds," a scientist at India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
IMD has predicted similar weather conditions in parts of western Uttar Pradesh.
Thunderstorm and rain accompanied with a dust storm are likely to occur in several areas of Western Uttar Pradesh on Monday, IMD told news agencies.
The minimum temperature in Delhi on Monday was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius.
Sunday's maximum temperature was 36.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average.
Air quality in Delhi did not see much improvement on Monday. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the air-quality across National Capital Region (NCR) was very poor on Monday morning.
Monsoon
As per the IMD, the monsoon is hovering over Maharashtra in the west and parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Assam in the east and northeast India.
In a weather forecast issued on Monday, IMD predicted heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal and Sikkim.
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