New Delhi: Giving relief from the searing heat wave, several parts of North India witnessed moderate rainfall on Monday bringing down the temperature.
Delhiites woke up to a cloudy sky today with the Met office predicting possibility of dust or thunderstorms accompanied with squall in some areas.
Scattered rains were also witnessed in several parts of the city.
The minimum temperature in the national capital today was recorded two levels below the season's average at 25.9 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 39 degree Celsius.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had yesterday predicted that several parts of North India will experience thunderstorm from June 1 to June 3 due to Western disturbance.
These areas include Delhi, NCR, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
IMD Director BP Yadav said that the department has observed change in winds and that Kerala is likely to receive its first showers soon.
Bengaluru has recorded 442.6 mm pre-monsoon rainfall this year, highest in the past 10 years, the Met Office said on Monday. Sunday's maximum temperature in Bengaluru was 32.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of season, while the minimum temperature was 22.5 degrees, two notches above the normal, officials said.
However, heatwave claimed 41 more lives in worse-hit Andhra Pradesh taking the number of deaths to 1677 in Andhra and the nation wise toll to 2,248. Seven deaths have so far been reported from Gujarat and two from Delhi.
