Delhi-NCR is likely to see a break from the recent spell of rain on Saturday, October 17, with partly cloudy skies and rise in temperature, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin. The national capital is forecast to record a minimum temperature of around 21 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 32 degrees Celsius. The change comes after rainfall brought temperatures down across Delhi on Wednesday, with the city’s Safdarjung weather station recording 15.9 mm of rain in the 24 hours to 8.30 am on October 16.
Heavy Rain Forecast In Southern States
The IMD’s latest city forecast indicates partly cloudy skies on Saturday, followed by mainly clear conditions on Sunday. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on Saturday. The IMD forecast indicates isolated rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while Haryana and Delhi are expected to remain dry.
Residents of Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad can expect a gradual return to warmer, drier weather, although local conditions may vary. The IMD’s all-India forecast bulletin indicates that rainfall activity will persist across several parts of southern India over the coming days. South Interior Karnataka is also forecast to experience heavy to very heavy rain, while heavy showers are likely in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala. The IMD has forecast continued rainfall over Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the coming week. Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely in parts of Kerala and Karnataka in the days ahead. In northern India, the weather is expected to become largely dry after Friday’s showers.
