New Delhi: Pedestrians cover their heads to shield from the scorching sun, on a hot summer day, in New Delhi, Monday, June 10, 2019. (PTI)
Weather forecast, monsoon, and temperature today HIGHLIGHTS: The mercury shattered all records in Delhi with parts of the national capital recording an all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius Monday, news agency PTI reported.
“The Palam Observatory recorded an all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius Monday. The factors that led to this are dry westerly winds, no effect of a western disturbance in the plains and intense heating in the month of June,” India Meteorological Department regional weather forecasting chief Kuldeep Srivastava was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, (IMD forecast isolated heavy rainfall and squally weather in coastal areas of the state and in Lakshadweep islands, advised fishermen not to venture into the sea till June 13.
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Delhi witnessed a blistering afternoon Monday as the maximum temperature was recorded as 48 degrees Celsius. PTI reported that Monday’s heat was the national capital’s highest ever recorded temperature.
“The Palam Observatory recorded an all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius Monday. The factors that led to this are dry westerly winds, no effect of a western disturbance in the plains and intense heating in the month of June,” India Meteorological Department regional weather forecasting chief Kuldeep Srivastava was quoted as saying by PTI. READ MORE HERE
Delhi records all-time high temperature at 48 degrees Celsius.
Rain and hailstorm lashed parts of the Aurangabad city on Monday.
Heavy rainfall warning has been issued in parts of Gujarat in the next few days due to a depression in the Arabian Sea which is likely to turn into a severe cyclonic storm, a MeT official was quoted as saying by PTI.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea in the next few days and ports have been asked to flag the danger signal, he said.
"Heavy rain warning has been issued for Saurashtra and Kutch on June 13 and 14 due to the depression in the Arabian Sea which will turn into a severe cyclonic storm," state meteorological director Jayanta Sarkar told reporters in Ahmedabad.
It was a warm morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature settled at 27.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, on Monday, news agency PTI reported.
Heatwave will continue during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 43 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department.
It was a warm morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature settled at 27.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, on Monday. Heatwave will continue during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 43 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department. The weatherman has predicted clear skies and said there is no possibility of any respite from heatwave in the next few days. (PTI)
The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala, which happened on June 8, marks the beginning of the four-month monsoon season over India. It came a week after its normal date of June 1. The southwest monsoon brings over 70% of India’s annual rainfall. Though an important marker for the season, the timing of the onset does not have any bearing on the quality or amount of rainfall during the season. It is just an event during the progress of the monsoon.
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With the Southwest monsoon hitting the Kerala coast, Mumbai is expected to receive heavy pre-monsoon showers by June 11. On Sunday, parts of the city, including eastern and central suburbs and the island city received light showers. The showers are set to intensify over the next few days due to a cyclonic storm. A low-pressure zone created over the Arabian sea, and an offshore trough over the western coast — from Maharashtra to Kerala — have sped up the arrival of the rains.
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Southwest monsoon, that hit Kerala after a week-long delay on Saturday, is likely to make a late arrival in Odisha, the IMD's regional centre here said. The monsoon is unlikely to hit Odisha in the next four-five days and no specific date has been announced about its arrival, H R Biswas, Director of the Meteorological Centre here said. The monsoon usually makes an onset in Odisha by June 10, he said. "At present, there is no sign of the onset of monsoon in Odisha and a clear picture is likely to emerge in a day or two," he said. (PTI)
Pune and areas adjacent to the city were greeted by pre-monsoon showers on Sunday evening that brought down the temperatures. The minimum temperature dipped to 26.8 degrees Celsius, around four notches below normal. The maximum temperature was recorded at 37.7 degrees. The light to heavy thundershower lasted for more than half-an-hour and led to waterlogging in several parts of the city, including Shivajinagar, Pune Camp, Pune Station and old city areas.
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