• By Nikhil Singh
  • Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:41 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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JE News Desk: Delhi on Friday received light to moderate rain and thunderstorm just when Cyclone Biparjoy is moving closer to Rajasthan, after leaving a trail of destruction in Gujarat. Wind speed in Delhi reached 30 to 40 kms per hour, IMD said in its latest tweet.

"Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds 30-40 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi," IMD said.

Rainfall is likely to continue in the following areas in Delhi for the next two hours:

Vivek Vihar
Red fort
Preet Vihar
Rajeev chauk
ITO
India Gate
Akshardham
Palam
Safdarjung
Lodi Road
Nehru Stadium
IGI Airport
Vasant Vihar
R K Puram
Defence Colony
Lajpat Nagar
Vasant Kunj
Hauzkhas
Malviyanagar
Kalkaji
Mahrauli
Chhattarpur
Ayanagar

In UP (for 2 hours):

Ghaziabad
Indirapuram
Noida
Dadri
Gurugram
Manesar
Jahangirabad
Anupshahar
Shikarpur
Aligarh
Iglas

The maximum temperature in the city was likely to be around 38 degrees Celsius, according to IMD, and the minimum temperature is expected to be around 28 degrees Celsius.

Throughout the day, Delhi witnessed a generally cloudy sky, as was predicted by the national weather forecaster. Cycone Biparjoy, which had fallen from the 'very severe cyclonic storm' category to just 'severe' earlier today, is likely to reach Rajasthan late in the evening today. Some parts of the city also witnessed waterlogging after the rains.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of light-moderate to heavy rain in some places in the Gwalior-Chambal region in the northern parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the impact of cyclone Biparjoy.

The cyclone made landfall in coastal areas of Gujarat on Thursday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said. Earlier in the day, cyclone lay centred towards Sauarashtra-Kutch and it is expected to bring heavy rains in Rajasthan today.

However, till some time ago Ashfaq Hussain, Meteorologist with IMD Bhopal, had said that there were no effect of the Biparjoy cyclone in Madhya Pradesh.