delhiUpdated: May 30, 2020 08:12 ISTLight rain and thundershowers several parts of Delhi and northwest India on Friday evening brought respite from the heatwave, with the maximum temperature in the Capital dropping to 37 degree C, 3 degrees below normal. “We can expect dust storm or thunderstorm in Delhi NCR under the influence of easterly winds in the lower levels and a WD affecting NW India,” said Kuldeep Shrivastava, head, regional weather forecasting centre, Delhi. The depression is likely to bring widespread and heavy rainfall to western states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Karnataka. “It will definitely bring widespread rains which is why monsoon onset is likely to take place. But the system is still being monitored closely,” said Sunita Devi, in charge of cyclones at IMD.

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2020 02:43 UTC