The residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to cloudy skies, light rain and thunderstorms on Sunday morning. The light rain brought some relief from the recent warm weather in the region. The residents of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Greater Noida shared glimpses of early-morning rain on social media platforms. More rainfall is expected in the region during the day.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had already predicted light rainfall for Delhi-NCR in its weather forecast released on the evening of March 14. The India Meteorological Department had issued a yellow alert for Sunday, warning of light rain and gusty winds. It also forecast a further decrease in the temperature over the next few days.
“Due to a western disturbance approaching the western Himalayas, cyclonic activity has developed over central Pakistan adjoining Punjab and Haryana.
“As a result, parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi are likely to witness rainfall over the next two days. This is expected to be the season’s first pre-monsoon rain, which has arrived about 10 days earlier than usual,” Mahesh Palawat, vice president of meteorology and climate change at Skymet Weather, told PTI.
Orange alert for thunderstorm, gusty winds in 3 Himachal districts
The meteorological department here on Saturday issued an orange warning for thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh for Sunday, while predicting a wet spell in the state till March 18.
It also issued a yellow alert of thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with wind speed between 40-50 km per hour in five districts — Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi and Shimla — on Monday and Wednesday
Light rain, dust storms likely in parts of Rajasthan due to western disturbance
Light rain accompanied by strong winds is likely at several places in Rajasthan from Saturday due to the impact of a western disturbance, the Meteorological Department said.
The impact of the western disturbance may lead to thunderclouds, gusty winds with speeds of 30–40 km per hour and light rain or drizzle at isolated places in Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and Churu districts and nearby areas on Saturday.
On March 15, light dust storms and rain or drizzle may occur at isolated places in Ajmer, Jaipur and Bharatpur divisions, districts of the Shekhawati region, and Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts and adjoining areas.
(With agency inputs)
