Tauktae to make presence felt in city for three days

New Delhi: The capital is likely to receive rain for the next three days due to the impact of cyclone Tauktae. Met officials said the remnants of the cyclone would cause rain in Delhi-NCR from Tuesday night to Thursday afternoon. The peak activity is expected on Wednesday with “moderate” rain in most parts of Delhi-NCR and “heavy” rain at isolated places.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist, India Meteorological Department (IMD) and head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, said, “After crossing Gujarat coast, Tauktae will start weakening and move towards Rajasthan and Haryana. As a result, the rain activity will first happen in south and east Rajasthan, followed by Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR.” “Very light” rainfall is likely in most parts of the city on Tuesday, while “moderate” and “heavy” rainfall are expected at isolated places on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
“Peak activity over Delhi-NCR will be on Wednesday when moderate rain will occur over most places along with isolated heavy shower. Wind speed of 50kmph will also prevail over the region on Wednesday,” said Srivastava.
According to Met department, Delhi may receive light rain in the first half on Thursday along with gusty winds at the speed of 30-40 kmph.
On Monday, the capital saw cloudy sky under the influence of the cyclone. The maximum temperature was 37.8 degrees Celsius— two degrees below normal— and the minimum was 23.6 degrees Celsius— three notches below normal. The relative humidity oscillated between 66% and 28%.
With rain likely over the next three days, the maximum temperature may dip from Tuesday. The day temperature may come down to 33 degrees on Tuesday and drop further to 30 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. The normal maximum temperature till Thursday is 40.2 degrees Celsius. Mercury level is expected to rise from May 22, when the day temperature may touch 38 degrees Celsius.