New Delhi: An orange alert has been issued for Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region today as residents are likely to experience dust storms. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning predicting light to moderate rain and thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds and dust-raising winds.
“Partly cloudy sky conditions with predominant surface wind from the northwest direction with wind speeds less than 18 kmph prevailed during the past 24 hours. Partly cloudy sky conditions with wind speed less than 20 kmph from the west direction prevailed over the region in the forenoon today,” the forecast read.
Parts of Delhi saw a sudden change in weather as strong winds and heavy rains poured, giving relief to the residents. The IMD alert comes after the national capital experienced extreme heat as the mercury rose to 42 degrees Celsius on Friday. The weather department has predicted the maximum temperature to hover around 40 degrees Celsius until Saturday.
“There has been rise in minimum temperature up to 01C and rise in maximum temperature up to 01C over Delhi NCR during the past 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are in the range of 40 to 42 degrees Celsius and 25 to 28 degrees Celsius respectively. The minimum temperature was near normal and the maximum temperature was above normal up to 02 degrees Celsius over Delhi NCR,” the forecast said.
This alert is the second of the week as the national capital received light to moderate rain on Tuesday as well. In a detailed weather forecast for Delhi NCR, the IMD predicted partly cloudy skies for the next three days, i.e. until May 19.