It felt absolute joy, a sigh of relief for Delhites, as amidst an ongoing heatwave, light rains lashed parts of Delhi and NCR on Wednesday evening as Western Disturbance hit Northwest India.

On June 5, the Indian Meteorological Department took note of a Western Disturbance which was seen as a cyclonic circulation over Afghanistan; the Southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea over the Northwest India plains will continue for the next 3 days.

Under such circumstances, the IMD has predicted isolated very light to light rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning & gusty winds (30-50 kmph) to be very likely over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi between June 5 to 7. It has also forecasted duststorms in Delhi on June 5 and 6.

As per the RMC, New Delhi will witness a maximum temperature of 42°C and a minimum of 30°C on June 6 and June 7, the maximum temperature is expected to be 43°C and the minimum 30°C.