Indians finally escaped the prolonged spell of heatwave in the past week as the much needed strong Western Disturbance arrived and impacted most parts of North India on last Monday and Tuesday. Under the influence of the weather systems widespread dust storms, intense rainfall and hail storms were observed in the region leading to a fall in temperatures to close to 15°C. Here are the rainfall figures from the plains of North India ending 8:30 am last Monday morning:HaryanaGurgaon -- 73. 4mm Manesar -- 39. 5mm Karnal -- 37. 8mm Jhajjar -- 32. 5mm Pehowa -- 32. 5mm Kaithal -- 31. 5mm Sirsa -- 27. 0mm Rohtak -- 24. 2mm Damla -- 24. 0mm Fatehabad -- 18. 0mm Sonipat -- 12. 5mm Ambala -- 12. 4mm Panchkula -- 12. 0mm Bhiwani -- 6. 6mm Mahendragarh -- 4. 5mmDelhiAyanagar -- 52. 2mm Najafgarh -- 29. 0mm Palam -- 27. 6mm Ridge -- 14. 2mm Lodhi Road -- 13. 8mm Narela -- 12. 5mm Safdarjung -- 12. 3mmChandigarhAirport -- 12. 2mm Chandigarh City -- 11. 5mmPunjabHalwara -- 21. 0mm Ludhiana -- 18. 0mm Patiala -- 17. 6mm Mohali -- 11. 5mm Rauni -- 10. 5mm Pathankot -- 10. 0mm Gurdaspur -- 6. 8mmThe combination of Western Disturbance, cyclonic circulation and Easterlies was so strong that the winds have breached the mark of 80km/h wind gust at many parts and an exceptional drop in temperatures was observed. On 23 May, Monday morning minimum temperatures in different stations of Delhi NCR are as follows:Ridge -- 15. 2°C Meerut -- 15. 7°C Ayanagar -- 16. 4°C Safdarjung -- 17. 2°C Palam -- 17. 6°C Jafarpur -- 17. 6°C Jhajjar -- 17. 8°C Manesar -- 18. 1°CThe last time minimum temperatures were observed this low was in the first week of March. At the same time, many parts of the Himalayas witnessed good rainfall along with the hailstorms, parts of Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand experienced fresh snowfall activities. Following are the hill stations precipitation data ending 8:30 am on 25 May:Chaupal -- 76. 5mm Kasauli -- 69. 6mm Haripur -- 52. 0mm Kotkhai -- 49. 0mm Narkanda -- 48. 5mm Fagu -- 40. 0mm Rajgarhi -- 38. 5mm Nagthat -- 36. 5mm Chakrata -- 36. 4mm Kufri -- 34. 8mm Dhanolti -- 32. 0mm Barkot -- 32. 0mm Mori -- 30. 0mm Shimla -- 30. 8mm Mussoorie -- 25. 3mmAs per IMD data, here are the key highlights of the total pre-monsoon rains in India from 1 March t0 28 May:• India as a whole recorded a total of 126. 9mm rainfall against the average of 124. 4mm. The departure from normal stands at +2 per cent. • Southern Peninsula: Actual 192. 1mm against the average of 112. 8mm, a +70 per cent departure from normal. • East & North East India: Actual 437. 0mm against the average of 353. 5mm, a +24 per cent departure from normal. • North West India: Actual 39. 6mm against the average of 111. 8mm, a -64 per cent departure from normal. • Central India: Actual 21. 7mm against the average of 34. 9mm, -38 per cent departure from normal. All India forecast for next week till 4 June:South India:• As the Westerly winds strengthen over the southern tip of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the monsoon is set over Kerala on Sunday, though the onset is to be considered weak as the rainfall numbers in models are a bit low. • Afternoon hours are expected to stay hot in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu with close to 40°C maximum temperature in Chennai. Meanwhile, some parts are also likely to witness evening thunderstorms this week. • As the monsoon makes its onset over Kerala but further advancement is expected to be slow-paced. Over the week most parts of the south interiors of Karnataka and Bangalore experience convective rains, heavy Rains, lightning strikes and hail precipitation to be observed in the region. Later in the week, pre-monsoon rains will start spreading up to parts of Goa and North Karnataka. North East India:• On the Synoptic scale, a trough in Westerly and South Westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal to North East India at lower levels is extending. Under the influence of the pattern, fairly widespread light to Moderate rains is expected across Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram from 29 May till 4 June. Spells of heavy to very heavy rains may occur at some spots in the period. Monsoon progress in North East India is not expected before 5th June. • As the Western Disturbance has once again gotten weak, the Nor wester activities/pre-monsoon Rains are expected to decrease in parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal during the upcoming week. Only localised thundershowers may form in the states during the afternoon to evening hours. Central India:• As no significant weather features is expected to impact the central parts of India in the upcoming week, dry weather is likely to prevail in most parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh till 4 June. Some localised thundershowers may form up in some areas of East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during the afternoon to evening hours. • The week starts on a dry note for Maharashtra but as we enter June pre-monsoon rains may pick up in parts of the state, interior region Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada to experience scattered light to moderate rains and thundershowers from 1 to 4 June. Some parts of Konkan including Mumbai may observe cloudy skies at times along with a spell of drizzle at limited spots in evening hours from 1 to 4 June. Widespread or any good rains are not likely next week. North India:• The spell of Rains from Western Disturbance is about to end in North India as there is no significant Western Disturbance to influence the region for the next week. • The weather conditions are very likely to be dry in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi NCR, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh till 4 June. The day temperatures are all set to rise by 2 to 4°C in the range of 42 to 46°C in West Rajasthan, 40 to 44°C in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The heatwave conditions may make a comeback in parts of West Rajasthan but Punjab, Haryana, Delhi NCR and Uttar Pradesh will not experience heatwave next week. The humidity is likely in the range of 25 - 50 per cent in the peak afternoon hours. This may lead to higher real feel temperatures hence it is expected to get sweaty over the next week. The author, better known as the Rohtak Weatherman, interprets and explains complex weather patterns. His impact-based forecasts @navdeepdahiya55 are very popular in north India. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. .