New Delhi, May 3
Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at a few places in Punjab and Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm. are: Haryana: Rewari 3 and Rania and Sirsa 2 each, Himachal Pradesh: Arki, Barsar and Kasauli 2 each and Bangana, Kahu and Kasol 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Kupwara and Srinagar 1 each, Punjab: Balachaur 3, Ferozepore 2 and Garhshankar and Ropar 1 each, East Rajasthan: Jaipur 1, West Rajasthan: Jaisalmer 1, East Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow 3 and Sultanpur 1 and Uttaranchal: Dehra Dun 1.
Temperature:
Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose appreciably in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh, rose in east Rajasthan and changed a little elsewhere. Departure: They were markedly below normal in west Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, appreciably below normal in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, below normal in Himachal Pradesh and east Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 40.8C recorded at Jhalawar (Rajasthan).
Forecast valid until the morning of May 5:
Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal and at a few places in the rest of the region. Isolated thundersqualls are likely in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 5: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/thundershowers accompanied with squall in some areas. The maximum temperature will be around 34C.
Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of May 5: Light rain is likely at a few places. Squall with wind speed exceeding 65 km.p.h. is likely at isolated places.
Outlook for the subsequent two days:
No large change.
