Parts of South and West India to receive light showers

at 1:13 pm
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New Delhi (NVI): Scattered rains are expected in coastal Tamil Nadu and other parts of the state over the next two to three days.

The intensity of these rains will remain mainly light to moderate over most regions including Chennai, according to Skymet weather.

North Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh may also see light rain and thundershowers with strong gusty winds.

Hailstorm activities are likely to affect at isolated places in North Chhattisgarh, East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal.

Moderate to dense fog is likely to occur at isolated places in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and the northeastern states.

Meanwhile, Delhi and NCR region showed no change in the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature today is expected to be around 24 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD said that there will be a gradual fall in minimum temperature by 2 to 3 degree Celsius over West India during next three days.

“No significant change in temperature is expected in rest of the country,” it added.

Narnaul in Haryana and Rajasthan’s Pilani recorded 9.0 degrees  Celsius, according to IMD.

Amritsar in Punjab and Sikar in Rajasthan both recorded minimum temperature at 12.0 and 10.0 degrees Celsius respectively.

Bikaner recorded minimum temperature at 12.0 degrees Celsius.

Patiala in Punjab and Rangia in Assam both recorded a minimum temperature at 11 degrees Celsius.

Apart from this, Hisar in Haryana and Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature at 12.0 degree Celsius each.

In Delhi, the overall air quality today is in “moderate” category.

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 77 which falls in the “moderate” category.