Rains to bring respite to Noida

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the “break monsoon” conditions has ended and that Noida is likely to receive light to moderate rainfall soon

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the “break monsoon” conditions has ended and that Noida is likely to receive light to moderate rainfall soon.

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A dry spell of about ten days is finally set to come to an end, experts said as the low pressure monsoon line of trough which was stuck in the Himalayan foothills for some time is now moving and is almost at the doorsteps NCR.

“Parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), including Bulandshahr and other parts of the city, already received some drizzle. The break monsoon has ended. The mercury will fall with city over the next three days. The highest possibility of moderate rainfall is between August 21 to 23,” said Mahesh Palawat, Vice President, meteorology and climate change, Skymet.

The break monsoon condition is when the monsoon trough lines, which increases the chance of rain, settles near the Himalayan foothills depriving the plains of rains.

The maximum temperature dropped slightly from the previous day to 37.1°C. The IMD expects this to fall below the season’s average of 33.5°C on Friday.

“On Friday, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 33 and 27°C. There are chances of moderate rainfall,” said an official from IMD.

According to the department, Gautam Budh Nagar is 73% deficit in rains. Since June 1, the district has so far received 97mm rain against the normal 360.9mm.

At Safdarjung monitoring station, considered average for the national Capital region, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.5 degrees Celsius, four degrees above the season’s average and 27.5 degrees Celsius, a degree above season’s average.

The humidity oscillated between 83 and 55 percent.