Rain and thunderstorms took over Delhi on Monday morning, dropping temperatures from the usual scorching heat and humidity. The IMD initially issued a yellow alert for most of the southern half of the city early on Monday.
The warnings were later upgraded to a red alert by 8:20. In the afternoon and evening, surface winds of up upto 40 to 50 kilometres per hour can be expected.
The rain and storm have been created by a western disturbance that brought along moisture-laden clouds.
Areas in the National capital, including Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad, are all experiencing strong winds with light to moderate rains.
The IMD states that a fresh and strong convective cloud mass moved south-east over Rohtk,
The metrological department said that thunderstorms and rain are likely to occur in the next few hours in Bawana, Rajouri Garden, Patel Nagar, Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Buddha Jayanti Park, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajiv Chowk, ITO, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad in Delhi and Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Palwal and surrounding areas in Haryana.
For June 16, the department predicted partly cloudy skies and strong winds with thunderstorms.
However, weather experts say that the temperature may rise after the rains. The IMD predicted that temperatures are expected to gradually rise by 4-6 degrees Celsius over the next seven days.
From June 17 to 19, the skies are expected to clear. By June 20, the maximum temperatures may reach 44 degrees Celsius as the weather becomes clearer and the rains stop.
They also advised that children, the elderly and the sick be cautious of the changing weather and rising temperatures and encouraged wearing light, loose-fitting cotton clothing to protect themselves from the heat.
