India
oi-Deepika S
New
Delhi,
May
20:
A
light
bout
of
rain
and
windy
conditions
Friday
provided
much-needed
respite
from
the
scorching
dry
heat
in
the
national
capital.
The
weatherman
said
a
number
of
areas
in
the
city
recorded
light
rainfall
accompanied
by
cool
breeze.
Due
to
weather
conditions
in
Delhi-NCR,
several
flights
have
been
diverted
to
other
airports.
The
city
has
been
witnessing
temperatures
soaring
to
mid-40s
over
the
last
few
days.
Delhi
had
recorded
a
maximum
temperature
of
45.6
degrees
Celsius,
the
highest
this
year
so
far,
on
Sunday
(May
15).
In
addition,
the
weather
department
has
predicted
thunderstorms
with
gusty
winds
on
Saturday
(May
21).
IMD
also
said
that
a
partly
cloudy
sky
and
rains
are
likely
to
keep
the
mercury
in
check
for
the
next
three
to
four
days,
from
May
21
to
24.
Furthermore,
Delhi’s
air
quality
was
recorded
in
the
moderate
category.
The
AQI
was
206
at
9:03
am,
according
to
the
data
from
SAFAR-India
Air
Quality
Service.
An
AQI
between
zero
and
50
is
considered
good,
51
and
100
satisfactory,
101
and
200
moderate,
201
and
300
poor,
301
and
400
very
poor,
and
401
and
500
severe.
Meanwhile,
after
an
early
arrival
over
Andaman
&
Nicobar
Islands,
the
south-west
monsoon
is
racing
towards
the
mainland
with
the
weather
office
forecasting
onset
over
Kerala
by
the
middle
of
next
week,
news
agency
PTI
reported.
On
the
other
hand,
severe
heatwave
conditions
were
predicted
in
parts
of
Rajasthan
on
Friday.