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After sizzling at 49 degrees Celsius, Delhi-NCR comes under dust blanket with gusty winds

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While the maximum temperature recorded in Delhi surpassed 49 degrees Celsius on Sunday, this was followed up by a dust storm on Monday with the Delhi-NCR sky being covered by a dust haze in the morning.</p>
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) at Delhi and isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Odisha and the Gangetic plain for Monday. </p>
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Delhi’s Mungeshpur station recorded a temperature of 49.2 degrees, Najafgarh recorded 49.1 degree Celsius on Sunday, according to IMD.</p>
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The weather agency advised people in northern India to avoid venturing outside their homes unless absolutely essential and to drink plenty of water.</p>
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Weather station at Safdarjung observed a max temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius while the west part of Delhi reported temperatures ranging between 46 to 48 degrees Celsius.</p>
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In neighbouring Haryana, Gurgaon recorded the highest temperature today amongst other stations which are 48.1 degrees Celsius and Mukhtsar in Punjab reported 47.4 degrees Celsius.</p>
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Cloudy sky may provide some relief from the intense heat next week. "On May 16, thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and hail/gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) at isolated places is likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; with lightning and hail/gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) at isolated places in Kerala, the IMD</p>

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