Heavy showers break heat spell in Gurgaon, more in store today, maximum temperature drops to 33.8°C

Time of India

18 hours ago

Gurgaon: The city woke up to some relief as the minimum temperature dropped to 25.2 degrees Celsius on Monday, nearly 3 degrees lower than the previous day. The dip came with 11.5mm of rainfall recorded till 5.30pm.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 33.8 degrees Celsius, 0.9 degrees lower than the previous day.
Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, Dwarka Expressway, MG Road, and several internal sectors, including 9, 21, 23, and Palam Vihar witnessed severe waterlogging. Traffic disruptions were seen from Hero Honda Chowk to CPR as the side carriageway got flooded.
"Shockingly, a city like Gurgaon can't handle a few hours of rain," said Manoj Singh, an IT professional who commutes from Delhi to Gurgaon every day.
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"Even a short spell of rain turns MG Road into a swimming pool. The authorities keep promising a better drainage system, but it's the same chaos every year," said Nikita Arora, a resident of Palam Vihar.
According to a forecast, light to moderate rain is expected across most parts of Haryana on July 8, with varying intensities over the next few days. The state is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 7 and 8, followed by heavy rain on July 9 and 10.
Thunderstorms and lightning are also predicted at isolated locations from July 7 to 9.
"Light to moderate rainfall is expected across most areas in Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, and Kurukshetra, while Jind and Kaithal are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms. In Sirsa, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Rewari, and Charkhi Dadri, thunderstorms and lightning have been forecast at isolated locations.
The remaining districts of Haryana are also expected to receive light to moderate rainfall, with a possibility of heavy showers and thunderstorms in some pockets," an IMD official said.
The weather department has advised residents to stay alert, especially in districts prone to heavy downpours and lightning. Authorities are monitoring the situation closely to manage any potential disruptions.
Meanwhile, Delhi got light to moderate showers overnight on Sunday and Monday, and heavy rain in isolated areas.
On Monday morning, parts of central and south Delhi recorded light to moderate rain until 8:30am. However, later in the day, the weather became sunny and humid, with very light rain and drizzling in parts of the city.
Between Sunday night and Monday morning, Najafgarh recorded heavy rain, logging 95mm. Met officials said the monsoon trough is likely to persist close to the capital in the coming days, and light to moderate showers are forecast for both Tuesday and Wednesday.
The IMD expects overnight rain for Tuesday as well and has issued a yellow alert. While no colour-coded alerts are in place for Wednesday, light to moderate rain may occur, it said.
Safdarjung, Delhi's base station, recorded 11.8mm of rainfall in the 24 hours until 8:30am on Monday. Lodhi Road recorded 13.5mm in the same period, the ridge in north Delhi 4.3mm, Pragati Maidan 4.3mm, Pusa 5mm, Narela 0.5mm, and Janakpuri 14mm. The IMD said Palam got 20.8mm and Ayanagar 10mm, respectively.