Yellow alert today, rains may intensify in Gurugram tomorrow

GURUGRAM: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms for the next two days. It has issued a yellow alert for Gurugram on Monday and an orange alert for Tuesday.
According to IMD, rainfall activity is most likely to intensify and spread over at most places in Haryana during the next 3-4 days with light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thundershowers and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over northern, eastern and southern parts of Haryana, including Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat, Jhajjar, Rewari.
An IMD official said, “The rainfall activity is likely to intensify from Monday and will continue till Thursday. The city may receive heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday with a possibility of light to moderate showers on Wednesday and Thursday.”
On Sunday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 37 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and the minimum temperature was recorded at 27 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. The relative humidity index oscillated between 74% and 86%.
The maximum temperature for the next six days is expected to hover around 35 and 33 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will be around 27 to 25 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the city’s AQI was 115 on Sunday.