Delhi and surrounding areas woke up to a cooler morning on Monday as the mercury dropped to around 30°C, providing succour from weeks of unrelenting temperatures caused by a heat wave that has killed more than 2,200 people across the country.<br /><br />The Met department predicted a cloudy sky and thunderstorm later in the day.<br /><br />The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said rainfall is expected over several parts of north India during June 1-3, bringing down soaring temperatures and giving respite from the scorching heat.<br /><br />Officials said the intense heat is expected to continue in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at least till Monday.<br /><br />Experts attribute the blistering heat wave in AP and Telangana to the El Nino phenomenon. Experts say El Nino, a weather anomaly that leads to warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, often sparks blazing heat across Asia and drags down India’s June-September monsoon.<br />------------------------------------------<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel: http://read.ht/fLZ<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/htTweets<br /><br />Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes<br /><br />Watch more videos at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/video<br /><br />hindustantimes.com © 2015
