Dusty winds, rains hit Delhi-NCR

Netizens took to Twitter to share pictures of a rainbow that formed after the showers.Strong winds up to a speed of 60 kmhr swept through the national capital, the MeT office said.It is likely to be the first time since 2014 that the city may not witness a heatwave in summers.No heatwave has been recorded at Safdarjung observatory, considered the official marker for the city, till now.Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, a notch below the seasons average.


PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 04-06-2021 21:53 IST | Created: 04-06-2021 21:52 IST
Dusty winds, rains hit Delhi-NCR
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The national capital weather witnessed sudden change as dusty winds and rains hit several parts of Delhi-NCR, causing uprooting of trees and inconvenience to farmers who have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over six months now.

The rains though brought much-needed relief to Delhiites reeling under hot and humid conditions. Netizens took to Twitter to share pictures of a rainbow that formed after the showers.

Strong winds up to a speed of 60 km/hr swept through the national capital, the MeT office said.

It is likely to be the first time since 2014 that the city may not witness a heatwave in summers.

No heatwave has been recorded at Safdarjung observatory, considered the official marker for the city, till now.

Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, a notch below the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal.

Till 5.30 pm, the Safdarjung observatory had recorded 3.2 mm of rainfall.

Palam recorded a maximum temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 26.2 degrees Celsius along with 9.4 mm of rainfall. A hailstorm was also reported at Palam at 5 pm.

Lodhi Road received 1.6 mm of rainfall and recorded a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 25.3 degrees Celsius.

The strong winds added to the woes of farmers protesting at the Delhi borders against the Centre's three new farm laws.

''Around 100 tents have been affected and damaged due to the strong winds and rains. The protesters will spend the night inside trolleys and the tents will be erected tomorrow morning,'' farmer leader Gurmeet Mehma said.

Another farmer leader Sarwar Singh Pandher said the food items have also been affected.

''It happens every time when this kind of a situation comes in front of us,'' he added.

A senior police officer said, ''Several incidents of tree falling were reported in the national capital on Friday evening after the strong wind and rains. The municipal department was informed about it and the roads were later cleared for the traffic.'' Tree uprooting was reported from 42 locations in north Delhi, including Civil Lines, Shalimar Bagh, Paschim Vihar. Tree uprooting was reported at 11 locations in south Delhi, including some areas in Kalkaji, Nizamuddin West, etc, officials said.

The weatherman has predicted partly cloudy skies with the possibility of very light rains/thundershowers on Saturday.

The maximum and minimum temperatures will likely hover around 39 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius.

On Thursday, the national capital recorded a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal, and a low of 24.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the normal temperature for this time of the year.

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