Light rain in Gurugram, temperature higher than usual

According to experts, no relief from humidity is expected for a week as south-easterly winds that bring moisture are blowing over the region. The relative humidity recorded at 5pm on Thursday was 68%.

A day after Gurugram recorded a month-high temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius, light rain occurred in parts of the city on Thursday, but it lasted for less than 15 minutes.

People move during light rain, at National Highway 48, Sector 30, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, September 12, 2019. (Photo by Yogendra Kumar / Hindustan Times) (Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the short spell of rain brought the temperature down to 36.8 degrees Celsius. However, this was still three degrees above the normal temperature for this time of the year.

With the withdrawal of the monsoon from Haryana, Punjab and the National Capital Region (NCR) expected in a week, it is unlikely that Gurugram will receive a good spell of rainfall now, according to meteorologists. “Rainfall in parts of northwest India has reduced and it is unlikely that the region will receive heavy rainfall in the next few days. A few, short spells of light rain are likely around the NCR in the next four to five days,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior scientist with the IMD.

According to experts, no relief from humidity is expected for a week as south-easterly winds that bring moisture are blowing over the region. The relative humidity recorded at 5pm on Thursday was 68%.

Gurugram’s air quality index (AQI) wasn’t recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board on Thursday due to a technical error, officials said. The AQI on Wednesday was ‘moderate’ at 126, as per the CPCB. The AQI is expected to improve marginally on Friday as a result of the south-eastern winds, said experts.