Delhiites wake up to pleasant MondayOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites woke up to pleasant weather and light showers Monday morning after rains ended days of uncomfortable humidity Sunday. Till 8.30 a.m.
Rainfall brings down temperature in DelhiJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Residents of Delhi woke up to pleasant weather Friday as a cool breeze swept the national capital following monsoon showers. The capital received 13.6 mm of rainfall till 8.30 a.m., which brought down the minimum temperature to 26.3 degrees Celsius -- a notch below the average.
Rain brings temperature down in Delhi by 3 degreesJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a brief lull in the monsoon season, heavy rains in several parts of the national capital on Tuesday, brought down the mercury, providing major relief from the sultry weather to residents here. Tuesday's rain brought relief to Delhites who had been expecting rains since many days in this monsoon season.
Weather in capital to remain pleasantJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Though monsoon rain continued to elude the capital for two consecutive days, a met official said Delhi will enjoy pleasant weather Friday. The maximum temperature will hover around 34 degrees Celsius and the minimum will be around 26 degrees Celsius.
Pleasant weather greets Delhi again WednesdayJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites woke up to pleasant weather for the second consecutive day Wednesday with the met office forecasting a cloudy sky towards the evening. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the capital recorded a minimum temperature of 26.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal, Wednesday morning.
High humidity leaves Delhiites restlessMay 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Residents of Delhi experienced uncomfortable, muggy weather Tuesday with the humidity levels touching 75 percent. The maximum temperature settled at 38.7 degrees Celsius, which was two degrees below normal while the minimum temperature was 25 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.
Dust storm keeps mercury from shooting upMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites had some relief from the sultry heat as dust storms Tuesday evening kept the mercury from shooting up Wednesday, the weatherman said. The Met department has predicted the weather would remain more-or-less the same Thursday.
Thundershowers likely in DelhiMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The low pressure zone created over the capital is likely to bring thundershowers Wednesday, bringing down the temperature after a hot and sultry week. 'The sky will be partly clear in the morning but the low pressure zone created by the heat is likely to make the sky comparatively cloudy.
Met officials predict pleasant weekend aheadMay 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites will continue to enjoy pleasant weather over the weekend, the weather office said Friday. The minimum temperature in the national capital Thursday settled at 23.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal for this time of the summer.
Politicians are hottest topic on Delhi streetsMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The heat is on, politically and weather wise. So talk on the Delhi streets inevitably veers towards these two things.
Delhi government advises schools to take early summer breakApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday issued an advisory to all schools in the capital to close for summer break in next two days, owing to the ongoing heat wave conditions. While the government and state-aided schools were to close for the summer break Friday onwards, most of the private schools were not to close before mid-May.
Day temperature in Delhi likely to soarApril 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a brief spell of relief from the sultry heat, the day temperature is expected to rise this week with the weatherman forecasting that mercury would touch 40 degree Celsius in the national capital Monday. 'The day temperature will hover around 40 to 41 degree Celsius for next four days following western disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir,' a duty officer at the Safdarjung Meteorological Department told IANS.
Time for Delhi to face the heat againApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The previous day's thundershowers in the capital brought down the minimum temperature to one notch below normal Thursday. But with the clouds lifting, it will be back to the sultry summer heat, said the met department.
It's back to heat in DelhiMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a brief spell of rain and pleasant weather, Delhi saw the mercury rising again Saturday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall recorded until the early hours of Saturday was a mere 1 mm.
Rain plays peek-a-boo over capitalMarch 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The pleasant weather and sudden drizzle in some parts of the capital took many by surprise early Wednesday. However, to the disappointment of others, the weather soon changed, and it was back to the heat.