The drizzle was accompanied by gusty winds, lightning and a mild chill in the air, offering residents some relief.
Residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to light rain and thunderstorms on Sunday, bringing relief from high temperatures across the national capital and neighbouring areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Delhi, warning of moderate rain, gusty winds and lightning.
The temperature recorded at Safdarjung, the city’s base station, was 22 degrees Celsius as of 7:30 am. The drizzle was accompanied by gusty winds, lightning and a mild chill in the air, offering residents some relief.
#WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes several parts of the national capital.
(Visuals from Pandit Pant Marg) pic.twitter.com/xicQKSN43u
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Orange alert in Delhi and Ghaziabad, yellow in Noida
While an orange alert has been declared in the national capital as well as Ghaziabad, a yellow alert has been issued for the neighbouring Noida region.
This indicates light to moderate rain and a maximum surface wind speed of less than 40 kmph, according to the IMD.
VIDEO | Delhi woke up to light drizzle across various parts of the city; visuals from Firozeshah Road.
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‘Season’s first pre-monsoon rain’
Mahesh Palawat, vice president of meteorology and climate change at Skymet Weather, told news agency PTI on Saturday that some areas of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi may receive rain during the next two days.
“Due to a western disturbance approaching the western Himalayas, cyclonic activity has developed over central Pakistan adjoining Punjab and Haryana. As a result, parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi are likely to witness rainfall over the next two days. This is expected to be the season’s first pre-monsoon rain, which has arrived about 10 days earlier than usual,” he said.