The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert for May 4, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms over north-west, central and east India.
In a post on X, the IMD said: “Isolated to scattered thunderstorms ⛈️, lightning ⚡, gusty winds (40-60 kmph) and hail 🌨️ likely over NW, Central and East India during 4-5 May 2026.”
At the same time, Delhi is at risk of flash floods as heavy rains are expected in the country’s capital. According to Google, flooding is possible in the next 24 hours.
Along with that advisory, it issued a set of guidelines urging citizens to take precautions to stay safe during extreme weather conditions.
Several states are on IMD orange alert for heavy rains, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana, Maharash Si and Andresh.
The IMD in its latest press release said, “Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with thundershowers, lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 30-50 kmph) likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on 5th and 6th and 10th and West Uttar Pradesh and 65.00 Uttar Pradesh; isolated to scattered on 07.07 Light to moderate rain with thundershowers, lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 km/h) likely over western Rajasthan during 4th-7th.
According to the IMD, the isolated heavy rainfall is likely to have ended
- Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on 4 May.
- Arunachal Pradesh on 4th and 5th May.
- Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on 4 May
- Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during May 4-6
- Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha on 4 May
- Bihar on 4th and 6th May.
Today’s weather in Delhi
The weather forecaster further predicted thunderstorms and hail in Delhi today.
Residents of Delhi can expect “partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies towards afternoon”. The Met department has predicted a period of very light to light rain, thunderstorm, lightning and occasional strong surface winds of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph in the evening and night. The maximum temperature is expected to be -5.1°C to less significantly below normal in the range of 30°C to 32°C. The IMD has predicted a drop in maximum temperatures of 3-5°C during the next 24 hours followed by a rise of 5-7°C.
