Breezy morning gives Delhiites some respite
July 4th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 4 (IANS) After braving a series of searing days, Delhi woke up to a breezy morning Wednesday with the minimum temperature slipped to 29.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average.
The met department forecast light rains towards afternoon in parts of the city.
While minimum temperature recorded Tuesday was 32.6 degrees Celsius, cool windy conditions in the city brought down the mercury by around three degrees Celsius early Wednesday.
Humidity recorded at 8.30 a.m. Wednesday was a whopping 73 percent.
“The skies will mainly remain clear till afternoon. It is likely to turn partly cloudy later in the day with possibility of light thundershowers,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
“This rain will decide the arrival of pre-monsoon showers in the capital,” the official added.
“The maximum and minimum temperatures Wednesday will hover around 38-28 degrees Celsius, respectively.”
The maximum temperature recorded Tuesday was 40.7 degrees Celsius, five notches above average for the season.
Although some respite can be expected from the scorching heat, muggy conditions may continue for some more days due to high humidity, the official added.
- Rain likely in Delhi Thursday (Lead) - Jul 05, 2012
- Muggy Wednesday, no rain likely till Friday (Lead) - Jul 18, 2012
- Delhi has a breezy Tuesday (Lead) - Aug 14, 2012
- Muggy Tuesday in Delhi, rain expected Wednesday (Lead) - Sep 11, 2012
- Breezy morning for Delhi, showers expected - Sep 06, 2012
- Muggy morning in Delhi, light rains likely - Jul 24, 2012
- Hot, windy day in Delhi, rain likely Wednesday (Lead) - Jul 03, 2012
- Drizzle in parts of Delhi, muggy Tuesday likely (Lead) - Aug 06, 2012
- Delhi to have cooler Thursday, rains likely in some parts - Jul 05, 2012
- Breezy morning in Delhi, light rains likely - Jul 19, 2012
- Cloudy morning in Delhi, rain likely - Aug 23, 2012
- Rainy Tuesday for Delhi, more likely Wednesday (Lead) - Sep 04, 2012
- Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi, wet evening likely - Sep 02, 2012
- Warm, cloudy day in Delhi; rains likely - Sep 12, 2011
- Cloudy day for Delhi, rain likely (Lead) - Feb 04, 2012
Tags: high humidity, india meteorological department, india meteorological department imd, july 4, light rains, maximum temperature, mercury, minimum temperature, minimum temperatures, monsoon showers, muggy conditions, New Delhi, notches, rain, respite, scorching heat, three degrees, windy conditions