Delhi weather has remained hot throughout the month of April. The national capital also stayed almost dry during the entire month. The city received a mere 0.2 mm of rain against the monthly average of 13 mm. So much so that the temperatures crossed the 40-degree mark on several occasions.
The month of May also began on a dry note with the first three days being completely dry. However, on May 4, Delhi received light rain and thundershowers with the Palam observatory recording 1 mm of rain, and Safdarjung observing traces of rain.
Now, a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayas tomorrow evening onward. The weather system will also result in an induced cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan and adjoining areas. The combination of these two weather systems may result in dust storm and thunderstorm activity accompanied by light rain over Delhi-NCR during the late night hours of May 9 and early morning hours of May 10.
Several areas in the Northwestern Plains including Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan and adjoining West Uttar Pradesh may also observe similar weather conditions. However, there will be no immediate effect on the temperatures of these areas. There may be a marginal drop in the maximums due to the weather activity during the next 48 hours.
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