Delhi Gets Rain Relief; IMD Predicts Showers for 5 Days

With rain in the national capital, Delhi residents got relief from the heat as the India Meteorological Department forecast more showers and thunderstorms across Delhi-NCR over the next five days.

Delhi-NCR is likely to witness cloudy skies with spells of light to moderate rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds over the next few days. The IMD has forecast temperatures to remain between 32 and 37 degrees Celsius during this period.

According to the district-wise forecast issued by Urban Meteorological Services for Delhi-NCR, IMD on July 7, the weather will remain identical for all 15 districts, including North Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi, North East Delhi, South West Delhi, South East Delhi, Shahdara, and NCR districts Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad.

IMD has issued a 'Yellow' warning for July 7, 8 and 9. On July 7, the forecast is for a generally cloudy sky with "a spell of very light to light rain at many places with moderate rain at isolated places" accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds of 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph towards the afternoon.

Another spell of rain is expected towards night.

What does the IMD forecast say for Delhi-NCR weather on July 8 and 9?

Similar conditions are likely on July 8 with light rain, thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds during the afternoon.

On July 9, IMD expects light to moderate rain at isolated places with thunderstorms and strong winds towards morning/forenoon, followed by another spell of very light to light rain at night.

The warning level drops to 'Green - No Warning' for July 10 and 11. IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of very light to light rain, thunderstorm and lightning towards forenoon/afternoon on both days.

The probability of occurrence for all five days has been categorised as 'Likely', which IMD defines as 25-50%.

The forecast also covers adjoining NCR regions including Panipat, Meerut, Noida, Faridabad, Rewari, Alwar and Gurugram.

As per IMD, 'light rainfall' refers to 2.5-15.5 mm in 24 hours. Residents have been advised to be cautious of lightning and gusty winds during the next three days.

The Southwest Monsoon advanced further into parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting its progress into the remaining parts of the country over the next two to three days.

The weather agency said conditions are favourable for the monsoon to cover the remaining parts of the North Arabian Sea, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and the entire country soon.

(With inputs from ANI)