Another cloudy day, more rain expected as mercury drops to 29 deg C

New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) A day after the capital experienced a sudden burst of hailstorm and rain, a thick cloud cover enveloped the Delhi skyline again, indicating another spell of rainfall.

The rainfall yesterday, accompanied by hailstorms, was followed by a coolness in the Delhi air, with maximum temperature witnessing a sharp drop to 29.7 degree Celsius, from a high of 34 degree celsius yesterday.

Weathermae said the rainfall yesterday, the first in the last nearly two months, was caused by an Upper air cyclonic storm originating from areas in Rajasthan.

''The upper air cyclonic storm, coupled with a sudden shooting up of mercury to 34 degrees, caused a sudden build up of clouds towards the evening, resulting in hailstorms and rain,''the met office said.

In fact, the met office said about 3.1 mm of rainfall was recorded in the capital till this morning.

And, with the cloud persisting today, weathermen predict another spell of rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature, which was recorded at 18 degrrees today, was likely to drop to 13 degree Celsius tomorrow.

The coolness in the weather is a sharp relief from the scorching conditions that have characterised the weather in Delhi since the beginning of February - with the minimum and maximum temperatures hovering at around 18 degree Celsius and 32 degree Celsius respectively.

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