The Meteorological Department has forecast moderate rain as well as heavy rain in a few isolated areas in the Capital for over the next two days.
The Capital has already recorded 1,146.4 mm of rainfall so far this monsoon, the highest in 46 years and almost double the precipitation gauged last year. The rain that is forecast will add to the record of Delhi witnessing its highest rainfall for September in 77 years.
The forecast for Thursday reads: “Generally cloudy sky with light to moderate thundershowers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 33 and 25 degrees Celsius.”
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature recorded was 35.3 degrees Celsius, which was one degree higher than the normal for the season while the minimum recorded was 25.2 degrees Celsius, which was normal.
