A spell of hail and rain accompanied with strong winds in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon brought a welcome respite from the scorching heat.
People in the west Delhi colonies of Rohini, Pitampura and Paschim Vihar reported hailstorms at around 2 pm along with rain and strong winds which then spread to South Delhi as well a couple of hours later.
#hailstorm in Rohini Delhi #thandathandacoolcool pic.twitter.com/d3f0NwTvlL
— Amandeep Singh (@eransingh) May 4, 2022
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a yellow alert, warning of a dust storm, thunderstorm or hail storm with winds gusting up to 50 kilometres per hour in Delhi. the national capital.
As a result of a western disturbance affecting northwest India, a cloudy sky is predicted over the capital for the next three days, the IMD had said.
#rain in some parts of delhi #WeatherUpdate #rohini pic.twitter.com/5tEy1lv2l5
— Amandeep Singh (@eransingh) May 4, 2022
The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, is likely to settle around 38 degrees Celsius.
Delhi-NCR had been reeling from temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius in recent weeks with the second hottest April in 72 years.
