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Delhi Weather Today: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light rain and thunderstorms for the national capital today. This is expected to be accompanied by dust storms and strong surface winds blowing at speeds of 25-35 kmph, occasionally gusty throughout the day. As per the weather body, the humidity was 46 per cent at 8:30 am.

“Partly cloudy sky. Dust storm/thunderstorm with very light rain. Strong surface winds (speed 25-35 kmph) occasionally in gusty during the day,” the regional meteorological centre, New Delhi, said in its weather forecast for Friday. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 43 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature at 29 degrees Celsius.

Isolated to scattered very light to light rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) very likely over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during 06th-07th June, 2024. Duststorm very likely over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh on 06th and Rajasthan during 06th-07th June, 2024. Isolated hailstorm is very likely over West Rajasthan on June 7, 2024,” the weather body informed in its latest bulletin.

Clouds are expected to dominate the sky on June 8. Meanwhile, on June 9, the sky will be clear with frequent gusty winds. From June 10 to June 12, the national capital will experience a partly cloudy sky with strong surface winds.

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Western Disturbance Impact Weather Change

According to IMD, Delhi is experiencing a “weather change due to the influence of a new western disturbance.”

On Thursday night, a strong dust storm swept across Delhi-NCR region. The maximum temperature dropped from 44 degrees Celsius the previous day to 41.2 degrees Celsius, slightly above normal, according to IMD. Delhiites were pleasantly surprised by the sudden relief from soaring temperatures.

According to the IMD bulletin, the minimum temperature settled at 24.6 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees below normal, while the relative humidity hovered between 39 per cent and 57 per cent.

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Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, other weather stations in Delhi, such as Najafgarh and Narela, observed maximum temperatures of 44.4 degrees Celsius and 42.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. Aya Nagar recorded a high of 43.2 degrees Celsius, Ridge 40.6 degrees Celsius and Palam 42.3 degrees Celsius.