Delhi becomes cold after sudden strong storm and rain. Indore is unusually cold for June: weather wrap

While a sudden spell of severe storms and rains caused temperatures in parts of Delhi to drop sharply by up to 19 degrees Celsius, the southwest monsoon entered India through Kerala on Thursday, bringing heavy rains to the state and its adjoining areas.

After the arrival of the monsoon in India on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said conditions are likely to become favorable for further advance of the southwest monsoon in some other parts of the central Arabian Sea, some other parts of the entire state of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, some other parts of Telangana, some other parts of Andhra Pradesh, the entire south Bay of Bengal, some other parts of the West Central, East Central, some other parts of the north Bay of Bengal and the entire north-eastern states during the remaining days of the year. week.

Delhi weather today: Delhi was under a yellow alert on Friday due to strong surface winds, according to the nowcast seen on the IMD website at around 8:30 am. IMD data on Thursday showed a sharp drop in temperatures in several areas after thunderstorms. Ayanagar recorded the steepest drop, with temperatures dropping by 19 degrees Celsius from 41 degrees Celsius to 22.7 degrees Celsius. Dadri recorded a drop of 15.7 degrees Celsius, while Pushp Vihar and Mayur Vihar witnessed a drop in temperatures of around 14 degrees Celsius to 15 degrees Celsius. In Safdarjung, the temperature dropped by 9 degrees Celsius from 40 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius, according to an earlier HT report.

– Mumbai weather: In Mumbai, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for Friday due to heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning as well as strong surface winds. A yellow alert has also been issued in Thane, Palghar, Pune and other nearby districts, while an orange alert has been put in place in Yavatmal, according to the IMD website.

– Indore weather: While the focus remains mostly on the weather in some cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, etc. Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city is witnessing an unusually cold start to the month of June, with monsoon rains and strong winds pushing the minimum temperature to 18.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday evening, making it the coldest June night recorded in the city in the last six years. The temperature remained just 0.2 degrees higher than the six-year-old record of 18.4 degrees Celsius recorded on June 4, 2020, according to data in a Times Of India report. Parts of MP, including Indore, Dewas, Ujjain and Sihore, were under orange alert on Friday for thunderstorms.

-Kerala weather: Most districts of Kerala were under orange alert while some areas were under yellow warning for extremely heavy rainfall on Friday as the state received the southwest monsoon the previous day. The southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on Thursday, three days after its normal start date and five days after the expected IMD date. It is likely to cover most parts of India by the third week of June, although concerns remain over the extent of rainfall.