Temperature crosses 40 degree C, brace for heatwave
NEW DELHI: After a spate of western disturbances and thundershowers that kept the city cool for most of April, the maximum temperature has finally started heading north with Tuesday's maximum finally crossing the 40-degree mark.
Delhi recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal
and the day, as expected, was hot, dry and dusty. Even the power
department reported a sudden rise in demand on Tuesday. Met officials
say that maximum temperatures are expected to rise by as much as 2-3
degrees over the next couple of days over central and adjoining
northwest India which could lead to the development of heatwave
conditions over some parts of the region.
"There has been no
western disturbance to control the rise in temperatures and from now, we
will see a steady rise in both maximum and minimum temperatures. A
slight relief may be expected on May 3 when the capital is likely to
witness some thunder activity, accompanied by a dust storm. But that
will not be sufficient. As we move into May, the days are only going to
get hotter," said a Met official.
Rain and thundershowers may occur at one or two places over western Himalaya region. Dust storms
and thunderstorms could occur at one or two places over Punjab,
Haryana, UP and Rajasthan on May 3 due to a western disturbance.
Tuesday's minimum was 22.6 degrees Celsius. The temperatures had risen
slightly from Monday which recorded a maximum of 39.5 degrees Celsius
and minimum of 21 degrees.
MD NAUSHAD ALAM
PGDM 2 SEM
NEW DELHI: After a spate of western disturbances and thundershowers that kept the city cool for most of April, the maximum temperature has finally started heading north with Tuesday's maximum finally crossing the 40-degree mark.
Delhi recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal and the day, as expected, was hot, dry and dusty. Even the power department reported a sudden rise in demand on Tuesday. Met officials say that maximum temperatures are expected to rise by as much as 2-3 degrees over the next couple of days over central and adjoining northwest India which could lead to the development of heatwave conditions over some parts of the region.
"There has been no western disturbance to control the rise in temperatures and from now, we will see a steady rise in both maximum and minimum temperatures. A slight relief may be expected on May 3 when the capital is likely to witness some thunder activity, accompanied by a dust storm. But that will not be sufficient. As we move into May, the days are only going to get hotter," said a Met official.
Rain and thundershowers may occur at one or two places over western Himalaya region. Dust storms and thunderstorms could occur at one or two places over Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan on May 3 due to a western disturbance. Tuesday's minimum was 22.6 degrees Celsius. The temperatures had risen slightly from Monday which recorded a maximum of 39.5 degrees Celsius and minimum of 21 degrees.
Delhi recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal and the day, as expected, was hot, dry and dusty. Even the power department reported a sudden rise in demand on Tuesday. Met officials say that maximum temperatures are expected to rise by as much as 2-3 degrees over the next couple of days over central and adjoining northwest India which could lead to the development of heatwave conditions over some parts of the region.
"There has been no western disturbance to control the rise in temperatures and from now, we will see a steady rise in both maximum and minimum temperatures. A slight relief may be expected on May 3 when the capital is likely to witness some thunder activity, accompanied by a dust storm. But that will not be sufficient. As we move into May, the days are only going to get hotter," said a Met official.
Rain and thundershowers may occur at one or two places over western Himalaya region. Dust storms and thunderstorms could occur at one or two places over Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan on May 3 due to a western disturbance. Tuesday's minimum was 22.6 degrees Celsius. The temperatures had risen slightly from Monday which recorded a maximum of 39.5 degrees Celsius and minimum of 21 degrees.
MD NAUSHAD ALAM
PGDM 2 SEM
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