High speed squall hits north-east Rajasthan, provides relief from heat

A high speed squall accompanied by thunder showers hit north-east Rajasthan on Wednesday providing some relief from rising mercury.

A mild intensity western disturbance and a locally generated cyclonic air circulation caused squall, thunder shower and light rains in north-east parts of the state in the wee hours today, a MET department official said.

About 60-80 km/hr dust storm caused whirls overcast the sky in north-east of Rajasthan covering Sriganganagar, Churu, Bikaner, Hanumagarh, Jaipur, Alwar and Dausa, he said.

However, a high intensity dust storm with a speed of 60 km/hr affected normal life in the Pink City around 8:30 am, causing poor visibility on the roads due to dusty weather.

There were light showers and drizzle in many cities including Jaipur, Alwar, Dausa, Churu, Bikaner, Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh districts.  Barmer recorded the maximum temperature of 42.9 degrees Celsius during the last 24 hours, while Jaisalmer 40.5 deg C, Jodhpur 40 deg C, while Jaipur recorded the maximum temperature of 39.1 deg C.