New Delhi: Like -as both day and night temperature remained high on Wednesday, Delhiists reels both heatwave and hot night conditions. The city experienced the hottest night in three years, with the minimum temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius, above six degrees, the base station at Safdarjung on Wednesday. It was 22.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
However, the condition of the heatwave is likely to end, on Thursday and Friday, thunder with the city was predicted to receive very light rain.
On the third consecutive day, the maximum temperature in Safdarjung was 40.5 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal, on Wednesday, a day earlier on Wednesday. A heatwave was also recorded Ayanagar (40.9), Palam (40.3) and Ridge (40.1).
Krishna Kumar Mishra, a scientist at the Meteorological Department of India, said, “Three stations met two, two, two on Tuesdays on Monday, but a heatwave was seen at four stations in Delhi on Wednesday. However, it is expected from Thursday.”
IMD defines a heatwave day when the maximum is at least 40 ° C and departing from normal temperature to 4.5 or higher, or if the maximum temperature is 45 ° C or more. Although no heatwave day was seen in April 2024 and 2023, 11 days were seen in 2022.
The hot night situation also remained in the city for the second straight day. A hot night is announced when the maximum temperature is above 40 ° C while the minimum is at least 4.5 degrees above normal. Hot night situation was completed at most stations in Delhi.
At 25.6 ° C, Safdarjung recorded the highest minimum temperature in three years in April. On April 29, 2022, a high minimum temperature was last seen at 25.8 degrees Celsius. The highest minimum in April 2024 was 24 ° C on 24 April and it was 23.2 in 2023 on 23 April.
The IMD has issued a yellow (aware) alert for thunderstorms at a speed of 30–40 km per hour on Thursday and Friday for very light rain/drizzle. “Under the influence of a Western disturbance, Delhi is likely to record very light rain, thunder and the winds of the winds,” said an official. IMD has predicted that the mercury may fall 38–40 ° C on Thursday and 36–38 degrees on Friday and Saturday. However, the minimum temperature is expected to be between 24 and 26 ° C on Thursday, and may take a dip to 18–20 ° C by Saturday.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality remained in the poor category for the fourth consecutive day, with the air quality index of 246. This can improve medium on Friday and Saturday, the air quality initial warning system for Delhi said.
