Move over drizzle, brace for heavy showers in Gurgaon this week
Monsoon activity over Haryana is set to intensify, bringing widespread rainfall and thunderstorms, particularly on Sunday and Monday, the IMD forecast read.
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Meanwhile, on Saturday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, down from Friday's 28.4 degrees Celsius. While the lower nighttime temperature provided some relief, residents continue to experience humid conditions during daytime. The maximum temperature settled at 35.1 degrees Celsius—almost unchanged from the previous day's 35.2 degrees.
Moreover, a brief spell of scattered showers took place around 5pm, which brought 3mm of rainfall to the city.
"Monsoon activities are likely to strengthen across Haryana with the peak intensity of the spell expected between Sunday and Monday, covering most parts of the state," an IMD official said, adding that multiple weather systems will bring rainfall in the region.
A cyclonic circulation over northeast Madhya Pradesh in the lower tropospheric levels, combined with an upper air cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal and neighbouring regions, are influencing weather conditions.
Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form in the next 24 hours, further fuelling monsoon activity in the region, the weather department said.
So far this monsoon, the state recorded 90mm of rainfall, with an excess of 25% against the normal of 72.1mm. While Yamunanagar received 326.5mm of rainfall (a surplus of 94%)—the highest in the state, neighbouring Faridabad logged the lowest rainfall with 30.3mm (a deficit of 52%).
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Between June 1 and July 5, Gurgaon recorded 71.5mm of rainfall with a surplus of 4% against the normal of 68.5mm.
Meanwhile, some parts of Delhi saw very light rain on Saturday, but hot and humid conditions made the outdoors uncomfortable. However, relief is expected on Sunday as the India Meteorological Department has issued a 'yellow' alert for light to moderate rain along with thunderstorms and lightning.
The maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded at 37.1 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. It was 36.2 degrees Celsius a day earlier. However, due to high humidity, the heat index or 'feels like' temperature was higher. The heat index settled at 54 degrees Celsius at 5.30 pm. The relative humidity oscillated between 57% and 89%. The minimum temperature was reported at 27.9 degrees Celsius, which is near normal for this time of the year.
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