Warmest April night in 3 years in Delhi, relief likely today

NEW DELHI: As each day and night temperatures continued to stay excessive on Wednesday, Delhiites reeled beneath each heatwave and heat night situations. The metropolis skilled the warmest April night in three years, with the minimal temperature rising to 25.6 levels Celsius, six levels above regular, on Wednesday at base station Safdarjung. It was 22.4 levels Celsius on Tuesday.
However, heatwave situations are likely to abate, with the town predicted to obtain very gentle rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds on Thursday and Friday.
With the town beneath the grip of a heatwave for the third consecutive day, the utmost temperature at Safdarjung was 40.5 levels Celsius, 5 levels above regular, on Wednesday towards 41 levels a day earlier. A heatwave was additionally recorded at Ayanagar (40.9), Palam (40.3) and Ridge (40.1).
(*3*) stated Krishna Kumar Mishra, a scientist at India Meteorological Department.
IMD defines a heatwave day when the utmost is not less than 40 levels Celsius and the departure from the conventional temperature is 4.5 or extra, or if the utmost temperature is 45 levels Celsius or above. Though no heatwave day was seen in April 2024 and 2023, 11 such days had been witnessed in 2022.
The heat night situations additionally continued in the town for the second straight day. A heat night is said when the utmost temperature is above 40 levels Celsius whereas the minimal is not less than 4.5 levels above regular. The heat night situations had been met at most stations in Delhi.
At 25.6 levels Celsius, Safdarjung recorded the best minimal temperature in three years in April. The next minimal temperature was final witnessed on April 29, 2022, at 25.8 levels Celsius. The highest minimal in April 2024 was 24 levels Celsius on April 24 and it was 23.2 on April 23 in 2023.
IMD has issued a yellow (remember) alert for very gentle rain/drizzle accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds on the pace of 30-40kmph on Thursday and Friday. “Under the influence of a western disturbance, Delhi is likely to record very light rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds,” stated an official. IMD has predicted that the mercury could dip to 38-40 levels Celsius on Thursday and to 36-38 levels on Friday and Saturday. However, the minimal temperature is likely to stay between 24 and 26 levels Celsius on Thursday, and should dip to 18-20 levels Celsius by Saturday.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s air high quality remained in the poor class for the fourth consecutive day, with an air high quality index of 246. It could enhance to average on Friday and Saturday, acknowledged Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi.