Delhi: Yellow alert on Tuesday, mercury to rise up to 40°C by Friday

Delhi experienced overcast skies and a max temp of 36.1°C, with a yellow alert for rain and gusty winds expected Tuesday. Temperatures may rise toward 40°C by Friday.

Published on: Jun 3, 2025, 06:02:07 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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A day after Delhi recorded squally weather, with winds gusting at up to 96km/hr, the Capital logged overcast skies on Monday, with a maximum temperature of 36.1 degrees Celsius (°C), even as a yellow alert was in place for the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday too, forecasting light rain, thunderstorm and gusty winds briefly touching 60km/hr.

Visitors at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Further, no colour coded alert is in place for Wednesday, while there are chances of isolated drizzle. No rain and thunderstorm is expected from Thursday till Saturday as the temperature is likely to rise towards 40°C.

“The impact of a western disturbance and cyclonic circulation is leading to thunderstorm activity and strong winds. There are varying degree of alerts for the entire northwest India till Tuesday. After that, activity in the region will begin to reduce and we will gradually see a rise in temperature,” IMD scientist Krishna Mishra said.

On Monday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.1°C, four degrees below normal. It is likely to be between 34-37°C till Wednesday before gradually rising and inching towards 40°C by Friday.

No rain was recorded during the day, as per data from 8:30am till 5:30pm.

IMD’s forecast suggested winds upto 60km/hr on Monday, however, officials said the storm moved south-eastwards, thus impacting Nuh, Alwar and Bharatpur instead. “This area even received a hailstorm, whereas it ended up avoiding Delhi,” Mishra added.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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