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Strong winds, thunderstorms and rainfall successful parts of Delhi brought immoderate respite to its residents after days of searing heat. The metropolis was placed nether an orangish alert for particulate tempest and thunderstorm and determination was a crisp driblet successful visibility successful a fewer areas.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said impermanent alleviation from heatwave conditions is expected implicit northwest India, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, owed to thunderstorm enactment implicit the region, but temperatures are apt to emergence again from Sunday (May 23, 2026) onwards.
According to the IMD, upwind speeds during the particulate tempest and thunderstorm enactment were recorded astatine up to 81 kmph astatine Pusa Road, 56 kmph astatine Palam and 35 kmph astatine Pragati Maidan.
A important simplification successful visibility was besides recorded astatine Palam airport, wherever visibility dropped from 3,500 metres to 1,500 metres wrong 1 hour.
The upwind bureau said squally winds were prevailing implicit Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) and advised residents to stay indoors until upwind conditions amended and the winds dissipate. Light to mean rainfall was besides recorded successful assorted parts of the city.
The IMD has forecast airy to mean rain, mean thunderstorms with lightning and precise airy rainfall astatine isolated places, with upwind speeds expected to scope up to 80 kmph.
The maximum somesthesia is expected to settee astir 44 degrees Celsius, portion the minimum somesthesia is apt to hover adjacent 28°C.
"The upwind absorption has changed. Till yesterday (May 22), winds were coming from implicit the Thar desert, which made the aerial highly dry. Today (May 23), the upwind absorption has changed due to the fact that of which the dryness successful the aerial volition reduce," Mahesh Palawat from Skymet Weather, said.
Delhi had reeled nether heatwave-like conditions implicit the past respective days, with temperatures crossing the 45°C people successful galore parts of the metropolis and lukewarm nighttime conditions persisting.
