IMD forecasts more showers as rain and thunderstorm hit parts of Delhi-NCR
1 min read 25 Jun 2023, 07:27 AM ISTIsolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in East Central & parts of Northwest India, including Delhi, in next 5 days, says IMD.
PremiumSeveral regions in the capital city and nearby areas experienced a combination of moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in the early hours of Sunday. This precipitation helped decrease the high temperatures in the city, providing a much-needed respite from the oppressive heat.
On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted additional rainfall for the national capital in the coming days.
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over East Central and parts of Northwest India, including the national capital, during the next five days, the IMD said on Saturday.
"Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated thunderstorm and lightning very likely over the western Himalayan region during June 24-28, and over the plains of northwest India (except west Rajasthan) during June 25-28. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls very likely over Uttarakhand on June 25. Isolated heavy/very heavy rainfall very likely over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh during June 24-28. Isolated heavy rainfall over West Uttar Pradesh during June 24-26; over East Uttar Pradesh on June 25-26; over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on June 25 and 26 and East Rajasthan during June 25-28," the IMD said in a statement.
IMD has announced that the southwest monsoon is expected to reach Delhi in the next 48 hours. In comparison, last year the monsoon arrived in Delhi on June 30th.
Meanwhile, Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of the Central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra, remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, parts of East Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Uttar Pradesh, most parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, some parts of Haryana and Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
