City feels the late evening gust

Gusty winds of 50-60 kilometres per hour (kmph) hit the Capital late Sunday evening, despite the weakening impact of a prevailing western disturbance in the region.

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

NEW DELHI: As of 10.30pm, there was no damage to property nor was there rain recorded in the Capital, despite a yellow alert in place and the prevalence of partially cloudy skies with surface winds of 15 to 20kmph during the day.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the impact of the western disturbance was likely to end on Monday and while cloudiness should persist, an increase in daytime temperature is likely. The maximum temperature is forecast to cross 40 degrees Celsius (°C) this week and may touch 41°C by Wednesday, IMD said.

While no rain was recorded after 8.30am on Sunday till late evening, parts of the city recorded light to moderate rainfall in the 24 hours until 8.30am on Sunday. Delhi's base station at Safdarjung recorded 12.8mm, while the Palam weather station clocked 3.1mm, Lodhi Road 17.5mm, Mayur Vihar 13.5mm and Ayanagar 2.2mm.