Rain brings respite from heat, fresh spell likely next wk

Jaipur: After the rain on Saturday morning, the minimum temperature in Jaipur dropped by 4 degrees Celsius.
There is a possibility of rain with strong thunderstorms in 20 districts of the state, including Jaipur, in the next 24 hours.
According to the Met office, due to fresh activation of western disturbances, there will be rain with strong thunderstorms in most areas of the state which will continue for a week.
The weather remained cloudy in many parts of the state while moderate rainfall was also recorded at some places.
With the change in weather, the temperature also remained below normal.
According to the Meteorological (MeT) centre here, light to moderate rain with thunderstorms were recorded in several parts of the state since Friday. Nimbahera in Chittorgarh recorded maximum 28 mm rainfall followed by Barmer where 25mm rainfall was received.
The department has predicted light to moderate rainfall in the state for Saturday and Sunday.
Another western disturbance is likely to activate from May 1 which will trigger fresh spell of rainfall activity on May 2 and 3. The maximum temperature is likely to remain 3 to 5 notches below the normal and there is no possibility of heatwave next week, it forecast.
Western disturbance as a cyclonic circulation lies over central Pakistan and neighbourhood in middle tropospheric levels.
"A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from the night of May 1. Dust storms are very likely at isolated places over Rajasthan during May 2-3", said Met forecast .