Delhi observed the hottest day in May in the last ten years to record a maximum temperature of 45.7°C today on the 23rd of May. The previous hottest day recorded during the month was on 18th of May in 2010. Drop in winds speed during the day has prompted the mercury to jump 0.8 degrees above yesterday's temperature of 44.9 degrees. The all time record for maximum temperature in Delhi for the month of May is 47.2 degrees recorded on 29th of May 1944.
However the heat wave in Delhi could weaken as drop in temperatures are expected Saturday onwards. The presence of clouds from Saturday onwards in north and northwest regions under the influence of a Western Disturbance that is expected over Jammu Kashmir tomorrow onwards will bring down the temperatures by two to three degrees. There may be rain in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh after the next 24 hours. Temperatures in Delhi on Saturday and Sunday would be around 44 and 43 degrees.
Rainfall that has begun in coastal Karnataka during the last two to three days due to the weather system in southeast Arabian Sea will pick up next week. The weather system currently lies over east central Arabian Sea and while moving northwards it will provide moisture along the West coast to bring rain all along.
Wind conditions would also become westerly to southwest to increase chances of rain along the west coast. Coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa may receive showers during the next two days. Mumbai, the commercial capital of India is expected to see some rain next week. Light rain in patches is likely over Mumbai tomorrow onwards.
Rain would continue in east India at a few places in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. Many places in northeast India will continue to get rain during the next two days due to a cyclonic circulation over Assam.
The corridor of low pressure that runs from Jharkhand to south Tamil Nadu across Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh will continue to usher in rain at one or two places in all these states. A few places in Kerala and north interior Karnataka and few places in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will get rain during the next two days.
