Monsoon likely to hit Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi in next 48 hours
The conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi during next 48 hours, the IMD said.
The Indian Metrological Department on Wednesday said that the monsoon rains will reach Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi in next 48 hours.
Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and is currently passing through Dwarka, Deesa, Udaipur, Kota, Gwalior, Shahjahanpur, Najibabad and Mandi, IMD release said on Wednesday evening.
The conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi during next 48 hours, the release said.
Delhi and surrounding areas have been reeling under hot and humid weather conditions, as monsoon arrival lags by almost a week. The annual date of arrival of monsoon is around end of June, however, the rain gods have remained elusive to the national capital region, Haryana as well as Punjab. The rain has however reached parts of Himachal, Uttrakhand and upper parts of Uttar Pradesh.
On Wednesday, Delhi experienced temperatures up to 38 degree Celsius with a humidity of around 65 per cent.