The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts light to moderate rainfall for Delhi and its surrounding NCR region.
In ShortHeavy Rain Relief: Delhi and NCR received heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning early on Friday, offering respite from the heat. Traffic and Flooding: Continuous rainfall caused traffic snarls and waterlogged roads in parts of Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad. IMD Weather Forecast: The IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall, heavy in some areas, with winds of 20-40 km/h, and a yellow alert is in place until July 3. Cooling Temperatures: The weather is expected to remain cooler with highs of 34-36°C and lows of 27-28°C over the next few days, accompanied by moderate to heavy rain. Air Quality Improvement: Pre-monsoon showers improved Delhi’s air quality, recording its first “satisfactory” AQI reading in 282 days. |
Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) experienced incessant downpours accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning early on Friday, providing much-needed relief from the heat. Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed parts of Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad dealing with traffic snarls and waterlogged roads due to the continuous rainfall.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that light to moderate-intensity rainfall would occur over the national capital and its adjoining NCR region. “Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain, heavy rain in a few places, and winds with speeds of 20-40 km/h will occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR during the next two hours,” it stated in a post on X.
The national capital received heavy showers on Thursday, which kept the temperature slightly low throughout the day. Pre-monsoon showers on Wednesday also helped keep Delhi’s maximum temperature below 40°C.
The weather agency has issued a ‘yellow alert’ until July 3, forecasting moderate to heavy rain to continue for the next seven days in Delhi, predicting generally cloudy skies and varying intensities of rain accompanied by gusty winds.
The weather on June 29 is expected to be slightly cooler, with a high of 36°C and a low of 28°C. The city will likely experience light to moderate rain or thunderstorms with winds reaching speeds of 30-40 km/h. On June 30, temperatures will drop further to 34°C, with moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds.
For July 1 and 2, the IMD forecasts thunderstorms with moderate rain, with temperatures steady at a high of 34°C and a low of 27°C. Wind speeds will continue to vary, maintaining a range of 25-35 km/h.
The IMD further predicted that the monsoon is likely to arrive in Delhi over the next 2-3 days. “Conditions are likely to become favorable for the further advancement of the southwest monsoon into more parts of Rajasthan; remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, more parts of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, parts of Haryana, more parts of Punjab, remaining parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu during the next 2-3 days,” the IMD said on Thursday.
Intermittent spells of pre-monsoon showers have cleared Delhi’s air of pollutants, with the national capital logging its first “satisfactory” reading of the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) in 282 days, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
