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Independence Day 2022 Celebrations LIVE Updates: IMD predicts light rains at Red Fort on I-Day morning

By Anuj Cariappa
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New Delhi, Aug 15: The weather office has forecast light rain and strong winds on Monday morning in the area surrounding the Red Fort where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag to mark the 76th Independence Day.

In a special forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the Red Fort area could experience a generally cloudy sky with light rain in the morning hours between 6 AM and 12 noon.

Independence Day 2022 Celebrations LIVE Updates: IMD predicts light rains at Red Fort on I-Day morning
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting people, at the ramparts of Red Fort.

"Strong wind occasionally speed reaching 20-30 km per hour likely to prevail during forenoon," the weather forecast said.

The minimum temperature on Monday morning was expected to be in the range of 25-27 degrees Celsius, it said, adding that the mercury could touch 36 degrees Celsius during the day.

The weather office has also forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain over the Red Fort area from Sunday midnight till 6 AM.

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