Winds at 50kmph, rain & thunderstorms: Yellow alert for 2 days in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the city for Sunday and Monday, predicting thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds up to 50kmph.

According to IMD, an active weather system was gradually moving across parts of eastern and northern India, creating favourable conditions for further advancement of southwest monsoon into Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab, and several adjoining states over the next two days.

Meanwhile, even as the city saw a partly cloudy day and rainfall around 4.30pm, offering a relief from the heat, the maximum temperature climbed sharply to 35.3 degrees Celsius, up from 31.6 degrees Celsius on the previous day, while the minimum temperature settled at 27 degrees Celsius, a notch higher than Friday's 26.2 degrees Celsius.

"Widespread rainfall is expected over the next week and heavy showers are likely over the next 3-4 days in many parts of the state, including Gurgaon. The daytime temperature is expected to fall by 3-4 degrees during the next three days," an IMD official said.

With this forecast, the city is set to experience a relief from heat, but humidity may increase and persistent rains could lead to waterlogging and traffic disruption.