Delhi Records Warmest Night of the Season: Rain-Thundershowers Likely Mid-Week Onwards
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Key Takeaways:
- Delhi/NCR will continue to witness temperatures between 43°C and 45°C till May 27.
- Thunderstorms and gusty winds are likely from the evening of May 27 onward.
- More widespread dust storms and sharp showers are expected between May 28 and May 31.
- Heat wave conditions are likely to ease across Delhi/NCR from May 28 onward.
Hot and dry weather conditions continued over and around Delhi without any respite. Though most weather stations in Delhi shied away from breaching 45°C and therefore stopped short of heat wave conditions. Base stations Safdarjung and airport Palam recorded maximum temperatures of 43.6°C and 43.7°C respectively, about 3°C above normal and below the heat wave mark. Ayanagar and Ridge were the hottest, both recording highs of 44.6°C, nearly 2.5°C above normal. Only the Lodi Road office, at 43.8°C, was 4.8°C above normal and therefore qualified for heat wave conditions. An identical pattern is likely for the next three days before relief arrives on May 28 and later.
A western disturbance, as an upper air system, is moving across the mountains of North India. Another western disturbance, more active than the present one, will arrive on May 28. An induced circulation will be marked a day earlier, on May 27, over South Punjab, North Rajasthan and adjoining border areas. An east-west trough, typical of the pre-monsoon season, will extend from this circulation to Southwest Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh. This trough will oscillate and remain in proximity to Delhi between May 27 and May 31, 2026.
For the next three days, between May 25 and May 27, daytime temperatures will remain between 43°C and 45°C at most observatories across Delhi, including the record repository at Safdarjung. Isolated pockets may witness heat wave conditions, while the remaining places will stay hot and dry. There are chances of thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds on the evening of May 27. Thunderstorm and dust storm activity will become more frequent, though brief, between May 28 and May 31, 2026. The intensity and spread may be larger on May 29 and May 30. Sharp showers are also likely on some occasions during this period.
Delhi has recorded the warmest night of the season, with the minimum temperature rising to 32.4°C this morning, nearly 6°C above normal. Earlier, the base station Safdarjung had registered a minimum of 31.9°C on May 21, marking the first warm night of the season for Delhi. Day temperatures are likely to drop from May 28 onwards, bringing relief from heat wave conditions across Delhi/NCR. Pleasant conditions are expected to continue for the remaining days of the month.
