Jaipur: Moderate to heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Jaipur Saturday evening, disrupting vehicular traffic on major roads, while showers with thunderstorms were reported in Alwar, Dausa and Sikar districts. The rainfall brought relief from the prevailing warm climate, with active western disturbances contributing to a decline in minimum temperatures across parts of Rajasthan.Attributing the rainfall activity to the prevailing western disturbances, the Met office said similar conditions are likely to be witnessed at many places in northern and western Rajasthan.In Jaipur, rainfall began around 5.15pm and continued until 6pm. Queens’ Road, Hasanpura, Kings’ Road, Vaishali Nagar, Tonk Road and Jagatpura witnessed heavy showers, affecting traffic movement during the evening rush hour. Various places in the city also witnessed traffic chaos due to the sudden rainfall.“Since Oct 15, mild to moderate showers have been witnessed in the northern and western parts of the state. Due to active western disturbances that brought rainfall and thunderstorms, an average dip of six degrees Celsius was witnessed in minimum temperatures,” an officer at the Jaipur Meteorological Centre said.According to the department’s observations, Dudu in Jaipur district recorded the highest rainfall at 36 mm. Isolated places in eastern Rajasthan received light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder, while western Rajasthan largely remained dry.Mount Abu recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 15.6°C, followed by Sirohi at 16.7°C. Sikar recorded 18°C, Pilani 18.2°C, Alwar 19.4°C, Jhunjhunu 19.7°C, Sri Ganganagar 19.9°C and Nagaur 20°C. Ajmer and Churu recorded minimum temperatures of 20.8°C each, while Jaisalmer registered 21.7°C.Jaipur recorded a minimum temperature of 22.3°C, with the maximum settling at 31.9°C.The local forecast for Jaipur indicated partly cloudy skies over the next 24 hours. The Met office said that the mercury is likely to take a dip in the next couple of days at many places in eastern and northern Rajasthan.
