Several parts of the country received pre-monsoon rains today, even as Met offices predicted the onset of Southwest Monsoon in Bihar from June 14, while a delay of two-three days in Odisha.
In the national capital, the maximum temperature hovered above 40 degrees Celsius, normal for the season, while the minimum was 27.4, a notch below the average.
The humidity level oscillated between 77 and 41 per cent.
The MeT office has forecast an overcast conditions with the possibility of thundershowers for tomorrow.
Maximum temperatures in parts of Punjab and Haryana stayed below normal levels as the MeT Department predicted rainfall at isolated places of the two states for tomorrow.
Chandigarh registered its maximum at 36.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, while Ambala's maximum settled at 39 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the meteorological department's Patna centre forecast the onset of Southwest Monsoon in Bihar from June 14.
The weathermen said Monsoon would be arriving in Bihar by its normal date i.E. June 10-15 and hit parts of Seemanchal area first.
As per an IMD bulletin, Gaya was the hottest place in the state at 39.1 degrees Celsius followed by Bhagalpur at 37.7 and Patna at 37.0.
Light to moderate rainfall occurred in some places in northern and eastern parts of Bihar, with Bhagalpur recording traces of rain while Purnea had 1.6 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.
Odisha, where sunstroke has claimed 17 lives this summer, experienced a relief from the scorching heat for the second straight day today, due to rainfall.
The mercury remained below the 40-degree mark across the state during the day barring at two places-- Balangir and Titlagarh-- in western Odisha.
While heavy rainfall is likely to pound several areas of Odisha tomorrow, under the impact of a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal, the arrival of the Monsoon is likely to be delayed by two to three days due to current low rainfall elsewhere in the country, the IMD centre in the state said.
Meanwhile, a portion of a building, housing a power-loom unit in Bhiwandi, came down early this morning following heavy downpour in the district.
No casualty was reported in the incident and local police and firemen were rushed to the spot.
Pre-monsoon rains were witnessed Rajasthan also, where several places received light to moderate rainfall with Sanchor in Jalore receiving a maximum of 7 cm precipitation till this morning since yesterday.
Desuri in Pali and Sallopat in Banswara recorded 5 cm and 4 cm rains respectively while other areas recorded below-4 cm rains during this period.
Meanwhile, in the northern India, the mountainous belts of the Bhaderwah valley, popularly known as "Mini Kashmir", experienced a snowfall and hailstorm brining down the temperature and triggering a "cold wave situation".
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