Vehicles stuck in a heavy traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram Expressway amid fog-triggered low invisibility, in Gurugram on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Dense fog cloaked Delhi on Tuesday morning, lowering visibility to just 50 metres and affecting road and rail movement. An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the Palam observatory near the … Read more
The monsoon embraced Delhi in an impressive manner on June 30 but rains have repeatedly given the capital a miss since then, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) struggling to make accurate predictions. Though experts acknowledged that providing accurate localised forecasts is a complex process, they said the central weather forecasting agency cannot be off … Read more
Parts of Delhi received light rainfall on Sunday and the maximum temperature in the city settled at 35.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average, it said. The weather office said 0.1 mm of rainfall … Read more
It was a hot and humid day in the national capital on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature recorded at 41.5 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung Observatory. However, what it felt like was extremely discomforting at 55 degrees Celsius. The real feel temperature is the measure of weather’s impact on people taking both temperature and humidity into … Read more
The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday settled at 30.7 degrees Celsius, eight notches below the season’s average, the IMD said, adding light rain may hit the city on Monday. Delhi recorded 1 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. … Read more
It was yet another pleasant day in the national capital on Saturday as the maximum temperature settled seven notches below normal at 32.7 degrees Celsius, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The city is likely to witness cloudy sky and light to moderate rain till June 21, the IMD said. The maximum and minimum temperature … Read more
Heatwave returned to parts of the capital despite the weather department predicting cloudy sky and light rain on Wednesday. The Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius as against 39.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.he mercury jumped to 45.1 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi, making it the … Read more
The meteorological department has issued a yellow alert, warning of thundershowers and gusty winds towards Wednesday afternoon or evening in the national capital. The Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s base station, recorded a minimum temperature of 29.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.The maximum temperature is predicted to settle around 40 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, a … Read more
A cloud cover cocooned Delhi on Tuesday, causing the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s base station, to drop below 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this month, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 39.6 degrees Celsius as against 43.7 degrees Celsius on Monday. … Read more
All but one of the weather stations in the national capital recorded maximum temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, as hot and dry westerlies swept across northwest India. The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 43.9 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal. The maximum temperature settled at 46.7 degrees Celsius … Read more