The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (July 5, 2021) predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in isolated parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. “Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over isolated places of South-west Delhi, Farukhnagar, Bhiwani, Charki-Dadri, Bhiwadi, Jhajjar (Haryana) and adjoining areas during the next 2 hours,” the IMD revealed in a tweet on Monday morning.
Earlier, on Saturday the Capital witnessed a pleasant afternoon as rain lashed several parts of the city. The downpour brought down the mercury in the national capital by several degrees on Saturday. The metropolis has seen a rise in temperature due to delayed monsoon.
Additionally, Secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences, M Rajeevan, said that after a break, the Southwest Monsoon is again set to enter an active phase, while noting that forecast models show signs of
“Models also make an early indication of the formation of a weather system over BoB by12th & subsequent active monsoon phase,” M Rajeevan, who has been researching the Southwest Monsoon for more than three decades, tweeted.
However, the IMD officials also revealed that parts of north India, some parts of the south peninsula, central, east and northeast India could witness rainfall in the category of normal to below normal.
Surjitt Sahani
