More Heavy Showers For Delhi: Weekend To Be Better
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Delhi/NCR was lashed with moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers yesterday evening and night. The Delhi-Gurgaon stretch was worst affected, with reports of a 7 km-long traffic snarl. Travel time between the two locations extended to over six hours. Heavy rains triggered severe waterlogging and massive traffic jams. An advisory has been issued for schools and colleges to remain shut today as well. Work-from-home has also been recommended and prioritized for corporate establishments.
There is not much change in the synoptic features today. A cyclonic circulation is marked over the Haryana and Rajasthan area. The monsoon trough has moved slightly closer to Delhi and passes through Bikaner, Churu, Guna, and further eastward. A western disturbance is moving across the mountains, interacting with the monsoon systems over the northern plains. A fresh low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal. This will move over land shortly and track across Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.
Base station Safdarjung recorded 38 mm and the Palam observatory registered 57 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours. Ayanagar and Najafgarh recorded heavy rainfall amounting to 95 mm and 76 mm respectively. Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad registered intermittent moderate to heavy showers yesterday evening and night.
The monsoon trough will maintain its proximity to the capital city today. Moderate rain and thundershowers are likely. One or two spells of heavy rain in some areas cannot be ruled out. Thereafter, as the low-pressure system from the Bay of Bengal moves inland and westward, the trough will start shifting southward, increasing its distance from Delhi/NCR. Weather activity will reduce substantially after 4th September. The approaching weekend and the start of next week will see only light rainfall activity over the region. A marginal rise in day temperatures is likely from mid-week onwards.
