Weather Updates: Rainfall Intensity to Increase in Delhi from Tuesday

Weather Updates: Despite higher rainfall forecasts for all of North India from Tuesday, the Indian Meteorological Department will reportedly take another day or so to evaluate how much showers will intensify over the National Capital Region.

With the trough of the southwest monsoon shifting towards northern India once again, large parts of Delhi received light but incessant showers overnight, making for a cool Sunday morning.

The temperature in Delhi ranged from a cool minimum of 24.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday, four degrees below Saturday’s minimum, and three notches below normal, while the maximum was normal at 35°C. 

Delhi’s base weather station, Safdarjung, received 30 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am on Saturday, adding another 1.2 mm of light rain during the next nine hours till 5.30 pm.

The effects of the change of the monsoon trough are likely to bring about an increase in rain intensity from Tuesday, however, the amount of moisture being brought to Delhi will have to be assessed in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said.

“There will certainly be an increase in the intensity of rains on Tuesday or Wednesday, with the trough shifting northwards again,” said RK Jenamani, a scientist at the weather office. “By Monday, we will know better how much moisture is expected to come towards the region, and based on that, a forecast on the intensity of rains expected can be made.”

Prior to Saturday and the early hours of Sunday, the Capital had only been receiving isolated drizzles, with some parts receiving mild showers. 

While Delhi has a green alert in place for the next six days, indicating no major weather phenomenon, the IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall from Wednesday until next Monday. Its forecast for Monday shows isolated drizzles in parts of the capital, while Tuesday’s forecast shows light rainfall.

Delhi’s air quality index dropped down to a reading of 61 (satisfactory) on Sunday, as per Central Pollution Control Board’s daily bulletin, an improvement from 81 at 4 pm on Saturday.

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