Mercury Rise Imminent in Delhi, Dry Weather to Prevail Over the Next One Week
Jun 6, 2025, 12:57 PM | Skymet Weather Team
The temperature has been rising steadily over Delhi/NCR. The base station at Safdarjung has added about 4°C over the last two days. The observatory recorded a day high of 37°C yesterday, still below normal by about 3°C. No pre-monsoon activity has occurred for the past four consecutive days. Other than hot and humid conditions, no other significant weather is likely for the next one week or even longer.
Delhi has a mix of weather conditions in the month of June. The first half of the month continues to reel under hot pre-monsoon conditions. The highest temperature of June is more often registered in the first half of the month. The normal date of arrival of the monsoon is 27th June, preponed by two days as per revised dates.
A variation of +/- 5 days from the scheduled date remains well within norms. The mean maximum day temperature for the first half of the month is about 40°C and drops by 2°C during the second half. The flavour of the monsoon over and around Delhi, during and after the third week of June, leads to a drop in mercury and a rise in humidity levels. The month of June has a normal of about 80.6 mm rainfall.
There is no significant weather system over the northern parts, both in the plains and the mountains. The western disturbance has moved away across the Western Himalayas. The small-scale circulations have filled up over the plains. The east-west trough, a trigger for the dust storm and thunderstorm activity, has been displaced beyond the area of interest. No pre-monsoon activity is expected in the plains of North India in general and Delhi in particular. Hot weather is going to be the hallmark for Delhi and its suburbs over the next one week.
Delhi has not breached the 40°C mark during the first few days of June. In view of the dry weather conditions, heat is likely to get accumulated incrementally. The mercury may reach close to 40°C today itself. A further rise is expected from tomorrow onwards. The temperature may soar to 42°–43°C, more likely during next week. It may still fall short of heat wave conditions. Strong surface winds over the next 4–5 days, starting tomorrow, may mitigate the heat sting, but ‘loo’ conditions cannot be ruled out during this period.
