In Delhi, residents witnessed a drop in daytime temperatures on Tuesday, March 31, as rain lashed several parts of the national capital. The unusually wet weather is expected to continue for the rest of the week, according to the India Meteorological Department, which said skies in Delhi will remain cloudy until Monday, April 6.
However, the next three days will witness a gradual rise in temperatures of around 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.
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The International Meteorological Institute expected that the national capital would witness light to very light rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour, Tuesday evening and night. Similar weather conditions may appear again on April 3 and 4.
During the last 24 hours, Delhi recorded a slight drop in maximum temperatures of 1 to 2 degrees Celsius, while minimum temperatures remained largely unchanged, according to IMD data. Night temperatures ranged between 18°C and 20°C, indicating mild conditions, while daytime temperatures ranged between 33°C and 34°C, reflecting warm but not harsh weather across the city.
Overall, though no extreme weather is expected, the interplay of brief cooling, rising temperatures and intermittent rain is likely to keep conditions variable in the national capital over the next few days.
Rain and thunderstorms are expected across India in the coming days
The northern and northwestern parts of India will witness difficult weather in the coming days, with light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in several states.
As per the latest forecast by IMD, intermittent rainfall activity accompanied by winds of up to 30 to 50 kmph is likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and western Rajasthan on March 31, with similar conditions extending over eastern Rajasthan on March 31 and April 1.
Weather activity is expected to intensify again later this week under the influence of a new western disturbance. Between April 3 and 6, widespread rain or snowfall along with thunderstorms and gusty winds may affect Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, as well as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. During the same period, scattered rain with thunderstorms and wind speeds up to 60 kmph are likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.
The eastern and northeastern regions are also expected to witness active weather. The sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal and Sikkim may witness light to moderate rains with thunderstorms between March 31 and April 2. Similar activity is likely to occur in Jharkhand on March 31, April 1 and April 4, Bihar on March 31 and April 6, and Odisha between March 31 and April 4.
