Monsoon tracker highlights: Heat warning for seven districts, Thunderstorm forecast in 10 districts for tomorrow in Telangana

Some parts of the city witnessed light rain this morning, with the Met Office issuing red and orange thunderstorm and lightning warnings.

Palam recorded 1.3 mm of rainfall while Ayanagar received 0.6 mm. Lodhi Road reported traces of rain.

Minimum temperatures remained above normal in several parts of the national capital.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s main weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees above normal.

The minimum temperature was lower at Palam, which recorded 25.4 degrees Celsius, while Lodhi Road and Ridge stations recorded 26 degrees Celsius and 25.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. Ayanagar recorded a minimum of 26.6 degrees Celsius.

According to IMD, light to moderate rain/thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and wind speed of 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph is very likely over parts of South East Delhi, East Delhi, Central Delhi, North East Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi, North Delhi, New Delhi and Shadar.

– PTI