Gurgaon’s maximum temperature rises to 36°C, but stays below season’s normal

Gurgaon: The city woke up to overcast skies and relatively pleasant conditions on Monday, until temperatures began rising around 1 pm as the day became sunny.

The weather department forecast isolated light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with speeds ranging between 30 kmph and 60 kmph across parts of Haryana between May 11 and May 15. “Light rainfall accompanied by gusty winds was observed over parts of Haryana on Monday. Light to moderate rainfall is likely continue at a few places in the state on May 12, while isolated rainfall activity is expected between May 13 and 15,” IMD said.

The maximum temperature was recorded at 36 degrees Celsius on Monday, four notches below the season normal. At Gurgaon AWS, the maximum temperature rose marginally to 36 degrees Celsius from 35.4 degrees Celsius recorded a day earlier. At Gurgaon KVK, it was recorded at 36.1 degrees Celsius, up from 35.3 degrees Celsius on the previous day, while NorthCap University monitoring station recorded 37.3 degrees Celsius, slightly down from 37.6 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 22 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s normal. At Gurgaon AWS, the minimum temperature rose to 24.1 degrees Celsius from 21.5 degrees Celsius recorded a day earlier.

According to IMD, a western disturbance persists as an upper air cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and adjoining areas. In addition, a trough extends from southwest Madhya Pradesh to Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, while another upper air cyclonic circulation lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining regions. These systems are expected to trigger unstable weather conditions over Haryana in the coming days.

The department has warned of thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by gusty winds of 50-60 kmph, gusting up to 70 kmph, at isolated places on Tuesday. From May 13 to 15, wind speeds are expected to range between 40 kmph and 50 kmph, with gusts reaching up to 60 kmph.