Gurgaon: IMD has forecast isolated rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday, with thunderstorms and lightning likely in some parts of the state, including Gurgaon.On Saturday, the city recorded a minimum temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, marginally down from 9.9 degrees Celsius on a previous day. However, the weather department said there will be no major change in night temperatures over the next 24 hours, followed by a gradual rise of 2–3 degrees Celsius in the subsequent days.The day remained pleasantly warm and comfortable, with ample sunshine bringing the maximum temperature to 25.4 degrees Celsius, as against 24.5 degrees Celsius a day earlier.According to IMD, an upper air cyclonic circulation lies over the east Equatorial Indian Ocean and the adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. The subtropical westerly jet stream continues to prevail over North India, and the upper air cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Assam and the neighbourhood. A western disturbance is expected to affect northwest India from Monday, triggering light rainfall at isolated places across the state. Districts likely to receive showers include Sirsa, Fatehabad, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Gurgaon and Nuh.“Nights are likely to be relatively warmer due to cloudy conditions and a change in wind directions owing to the western disturbance. Isolated pockets in Haryana may also see some rainfall activity on Feb 17 and 18,” an IMD official said.The IMD forecast shows that the skies will be generally clear on Sunday, with minimum and maximum temperatures expected to hover around 10 and 26, respectively.Meanwhile, the city’s air quality index deteriorated further into the poor category, with a reading of 276 compared to 237 on Friday.
