Delhi weather: “Cloudy weather is expected to persist in the city until June 1,” according to the regional meteorological center in New Delhi.
Delhi weather updates: The regional weather office said on Wednesday that Delhi would see partly overcast sky on Thursday, May 30, with scorching conditions in some regions. They also mentioned that there is a potential of a thunderstorm with very light rain or drizzle.
The regional office of the India Meteorological Department issued an orange notice for Thursday in place of the “red alert” for heatwave that was issued on Wednesday. The predicted drop in temperature is between 2°C and 3°C.
“A somewhat cloudy sky. Conditions of a heatwave in certain areas. The regional meteorological center in New Delhi issued a forecast for Thursday that included the possibility of a thunderstorm or dust storm with very light rain or drizzle and strong winds (speed 25–35 kmph).
The highest temperature of approximately 45°C was forecast by the weather service.
The meteorological center states that gloomy conditions will continue until June 1 and that light rain or drizzle won’t be expected until June 4.
The Director of IMD’s Regional Weather Forecasting Center, Kuldeep Srivastava, told ANI: “We have issued an orange alert for Thursday, with a predicted 2-3 degree reduction in temperature.” Due to western disturbances, there is a chance of thunderstorms and lightning in Delhi-NCR and the whole Northwest region on May 31 and June 1. The temperature will drop by three to four degrees by June 1.
Maximum temperatures across different locations
The maximum temperatures across different locations in Delhi as of 8.30 am on Thursday:
Safdarjung – 46.8°C
Palam – 47.0°C
Lodhi Road – 46.2°C
Ridge – 47.3°C
Ayanagar – 46.8°C
Heatwave conditions in Delhi
The current heatwave to severe heatwave conditions across Northwest and Central India are predicted to gradually abate starting on May 30, according to a statement released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the unrelenting summer heat burned Delhi, with temperatures reaching a record “52.3°C at 3:15 pm” in Mungeshpur, on the northwest edge of the city. In all of India, this was the highest temperature ever measured.
Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju stated, “It is not official yet,” in a post on X on Wednesday night. It is extremely unlikely that Delhi will experience 52.3°C. We have requested our senior IMD personnel to confirm the news report. Soon, the official stance will be made known.
