The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cloudy sky with the possibility of very light rain on Tuesday in Delhi after the national capital received intermittent showers on Monday. After rainfall on Monday, the maximum temperature settled a notch below the season’s average at 33.7 degrees Celsius, PTI reported.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 24.5 degrees Celsius. The Safdarjung Observatory recorded a rainfall of 5.8 mm while Lodhi Road received 4.6 mm of rainfall.
Humidity levels were between 95 per cent and 77 per cent.
On Tuesday, Delhi is likely to see light rainfall. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 33 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius.
Delhi and the NCR region have been witnessing light to moderate rainfall since the past week. Skymet has predicted that Delhi NCR is likely to receive rainfall until the weekend.
On September 16, Delhi recorded its coolest day of September in the past 10 years following continuous showers. The temperature came down to 25.9 degrees Celsius — eight notches below normal.
Meanwhile, the IMD said the southwest monsoon would enter the withdrawal phase over the next two days, PTI reported. “Conditions are becoming favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from parts of north-west India and Kutch during the next two days,” the IMD said.
According to IMD, India received 7 per cent excess rains, but eight states, including the rice bowl states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, received deficient rainfall that could lead to lower farm output this kharif season.
Jharkhand, Delhi, Punjab, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur are the other states that have recorded deficit rainfall.
The south-west monsoon season begins on June 1 and continues till September 30. India received 872.7 mm of rainfall between June 1 and September 19, which was 7 per cent higher than the normal rainfall of 817.2 mm for the period, PTI reported.