On friday, the hottest day of the year so far, with a high temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius, parts of delhi and its surrounding districts saw showers and hailstorms. The lowest temperature was 20.5 degrees Celsius, two degrees above average, while the highest temperature recorded was five degrees above the season's average. At 8:30 am, 74% of the air was reported as humid.
 
The national capital is expected to get thunderstorms and showers today, according to the india Meteorological Department (IMD). It is anticipated that the highest and lowest temperatures would be 36 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius, respectively.
 
The weather office said in its friday evening bulletin that there was a chance of hail, rain, and gusty winds reaching 40–60 km/h in certain areas of delhi (Jafarpur, Najafgarh, and IGI Airport); in Haryana, Gurugram, Manesar, Gannaur, Sonipat, Kharkhoda, Farukhnagar, Palwal, Aurangabad, and Hodal; and in Uttar Pradesh, Baraut, Meerut, Modinagar, Jattari, and Khair.
 
It also predicted thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rainfall in delhi, Loni Dehat, Hindon air Force Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Sakoti Tanda, Hastinapur, Chandpur, Daurala, Baghpat, Khekra, Kithor, Garhmukteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad, Anupshahar, Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Debai, Gabhana and Aligarh.

The day started out brightly, but as the evening wore on, the sky grew cloudy, and rain started to pour in numerous areas of Delhi-NCR.
 
The hottest temperature this year was recorded in delhi on march 27, when it reached a maximum of 37 degrees Celsius.
 
According to aqi.in, the national capital's air Quality Index (AQI) value of 170 placed it in the moderate category.
 
An AQI of zero to fifty is excellent, 51 to one hundred satisfactory, 101 to two hundred moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 extremely poor, and 401 to 500 severe.
 
RAIN, HAIL IN OTHER STATES
Somewhere else, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, had rain and strong winds. More rain and hailstorms are expected in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, and Pithoragarh, according to the local weather office.
 
In Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Uttarkashi, and Chamoli, there is a chance of rain.
 
There were several areas of severe rain and hailstorm in Rewari, Haryana. Farmlands became white from the hailstorm, damaging crops.

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30/03/2024 12:11 PM