Monsoon likely to delay by four days, mercury simmers in Noida

Noida: Weather analysts said the monsoon is likely to be delayed by “at least four to five days” from earlier predictions in Noida

Noida:

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Weather analysts said the monsoon is likely to be delayed by “at least four to five days” from earlier predictions in Noida.

Normally, the city would get rains by the end of June, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted it to arrive by June 15.

“For the advancement of south-west monsoon we need easterly winds flowing up to at least five to eight km in altitude. But at the moment it is only upto four km. Apart from that the low pressure area from Bay of Bengal has weakened and with it the push for south-west monsoon has weekend as well,” said Mahesh Palawat, Vice President, meteorology and climate change, Skymet.

With rain, the daytime temperature soared by three notches in the past 24 hours.

According to IMD, Noida’s maximum temperature was 39.1°C and minimum was 27.4°C on Tuesday.

As per the Central pollution control board’s (CPCB) air quality index (AQI), Noida’s air was under the “satisfactory” categroy. The air quality for Greater Noida was 164 and for Gaziabad was 141 both satisfactory.

“Rainfall and aerosol washout are expected to improve AQI. AQI is likely to stay in the Moderate to Satisfactory category for tomorrow and likely improve further to the Satisfactory category for 17th and 18th June,” said A statement from the System for Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).