Gurgaon: With mornings and evenings turning cooler, the city recorded a minimum temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, while the maximum settled at 31.6 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature in the city was 32.3 degrees Celsius, while the minimum stood at 18 degrees Celsius on Sunday. On oct 21, city’s minimum temperature stood at 14 degrees Celsius.The weather department has forecast a change in conditions across Haryana later this week, with isolated rain likely on Oct 28 and scattered rain on Oct 29. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph are also likely on Oct 29 and 30.According to the bulletin, Haryana is likely to experience dry weather on Oct 27. Isolated rain is forecast on Oct 28, followed by scattered rain on Oct 29 and isolated rain on Oct 30 and 31. Dry conditions are expected to return on Nov 1. The IMD has warned of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph across Haryana and Chandigarh on Oct 29 and 30.Haryana’s average maximum temperature rose by 0.1°C compared with the previous day but remained near normal, the bulletin said. Faridabad recorded the state’s highest maximum temperature at 32.4 degrees Celsius. The state’s lowest minimum temperature was 12.7°C, recorded at Balasmand in Hisar district. The bulletin also reported light rain at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab over the preceding 24 hours.However, the listed Haryana weather stations recorded no rainfall during the 24 hours ending at 8.30am on Monday. The Gurgaon readings showed a difference between the two reporting stations: Northcap University’s automatic weather station recorded a maximum of 31.6°C and a minimum of 16.8°C, while Gurgaon AWS recorded a maximum of 29.9°C.The forecast suggests that dry conditions will continue in Haryana for the next two days before the possibility of rain and thunderstorms increases later in the week.
