Rain brings relief from intense heat in Delhi
The Hindu
Thunderstorms, moderate rain, gusty winds expected in Delhi; relief from heatwave predicted over the weekend, AQI moderate.
Light rain was seen in parts of the national capital on June 21, which brought relief from the intense heatwave in the city, the weather office said.
The city's minimum temperature settled at 28.4 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the Met ofice said.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted some relief from the searing heatwave in Delhi over the weekend as the sky is likely to remain partly cloudy on Saturday and Sunday.
The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 40 degrees Celsius on Friday. Delhi's relative humidity was 70% at 8.30 a.m.
The IMD on Thursday said that heatwave conditions have abated from Delhi under the influence of western disturbance and lower-level easterlies from Bay of Bengal.
Delhi has been reeling under a intense heatwave and a severe water crisis.
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