India, July 2 -- Delhi is likely to receive the southwest monsoon within the next two days, ending a prolonged wait and offering respite from the lingering summer heat. The arrival will mark the latest monsoon onset over the national capital in five years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. The IMD on Wednesday said that conditions are favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into more parts of the north Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and parts of Rajasthan during the next two days. The weather office said that the monsoon has further advanced into more parts of the north Arabian Sea and Gujarat, the entire Daman and Diu, more parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the remaining parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the entire Jammu and Kashmir, and some parts of Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday. Also Read - Delhi court reserves verdict in wrestlers' sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan "The northern limit of monsoon passes through Porbandar, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Shajapur, Naugaon, Mirzapur, Azamgarh, Ayodhya, Budaun, Meerut, Karnal and Gurdaspur on July 1," the IMD said. According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon reached Delhi on June 25 in 2020, a day before it covered the entire country on June 26. In 2021, the monsoon arrived much later, reaching Delhi on July 13, the same day it covered the entire country. In 2022, the monsoon advanced over Delhi on June 30 and covered the entire country on July 2. It reached the national capital on June 25, 2023, while the entire country came under monsoon conditions by July 2. In 2024, the monsoon arrived in Delhi on June 28 and covered the whole country on July 2. Last year, the southwest monsoon reached Delhi on June 29, the same day it completed its advance over the entire country. Also Read - Migration, duplicate addresses complicate SIR exercise in Delhi's unauthorised colonies, slums The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain for Delhi on Wednesday night and issued a yellow alert. Similar weather conditions are expected on Thursday. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 33 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is expected to be around 23 degrees Celsius. No measurable rainfall was recorded between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm at any of Delhi's five weather stations on Wednesday. However, the 24-hour cumulative rainfall till 8.30 am was recorded as a trace at Safdarjung, Palam and Ayanagar. Ridge recorded 0.2 mm of rainfall, while Lodhi Road recorded none. The maximum temperature ranged between 33.2 degrees Celsius and 34.8 degrees Celsius, remaining below normal across all five IMD stations. Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees below normal. Palam recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius, 4.2 degrees below normal, while Lodhi Road recorded 33.7 degrees Celsius, 3.3 degrees below normal. Ridge and Ayanagar both recorded 33.2 degrees Celsius, which was 3.5 degrees and 4.9 degrees below normal, respectively.
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