Delhi Monsoon Update: IMD predicts moderate to heavy rain with thundershowers; Delhiites get relief from the heat | Today’s news
Despite the southwest monsoon officially arriving in Delhi on July 2, residents of the capital continue to wait for relief from the heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms on Sunday.
The Meteorological Agency said moderate to heavy rainfall (5-20 mm per hour), accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and winds of 40-50 kmph gusting up to 60 kmph, are very likely over parts of South East Delhi, East Delhi, Shahdar, Central Delhi, North East Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi, South West Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi.
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IMD predicts scattered rain for Delhi
According to the latest All India Weather Summary and Forecast issued by the IMD today, the state capital and its adjoining areas are likely to experience isolated rainfall initially before shifting to heavier rainfall during the week.
The IMD has also forecast isolated to scattered rainfall over Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab on Sunday, while rain activity is likely to intensify between July 6 and July 8. The meteorological agency has also predicted isolated thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab on Sunday.
IMD Weather Forecast for Northwest India
In its weather forecast for northwest India, the meteorological agency said isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over the Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad region on July 5 and again on July 10; over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab on 5 July and during 9–10 July; over West Uttar Pradesh during 5–7 July; over East Uttar Pradesh during 5–6 July; over West Rajasthan during 5–10 July; and over eastern Rajasthan on 10 July.
Moderate to widespread rainfall is expected over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from today till July 10. Between July 6 and 9, the meteorological agency expects moderate to widespread rainfall over the Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad region.
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The agency’s forecast for the coming week expects moderate to widespread rainfall over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab during July 6-8; West Uttar Pradesh during 8–10 July; East Uttar Pradesh during 7–10 July; and eastern Rajasthan during 5–9 july
Isolated thundershowers are likely over West Rajasthan on 5-6 July and over East Rajasthan during 4-9 July. Scattered thundershowers and lightning are also forecast over Uttarakhand between 5 and 10 July and over West and East Uttar Pradesh during 7 and 8 July.
Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad and Punjab during 6-8. July; Himachal Pradesh on 5 July and during 8–9 July; Uttarakhand during 6–10 July; West Uttar Pradesh during 9–10 July; East Uttar Pradesh during 8–10 July; Western Rajasthan during 6–8 July; and East Rajasthan on July 8 and 10.
Isolated very heavy rainfall is also likely over Himachal Pradesh during 6-7. July, over Uttarakhand on July 5 and eastern Rajasthan during July 5–7. July and again on July 9.
Why is Delhi witnessing a weaker monsoon?
A Hindustan Times report, quoting experts, attributes the weaker monsoon in Delhi this time to weather systems in other parts of the country that are pulling the monsoon trough away from the national capital. Mahesh Pehlawat, vice-president of Skymet Weather, a private weather forecaster, said, “A cyclonic circulation over Madhya Pradesh and a low pressure area over Odisha has pulled a trough into central India, leading to reduced rainfall. The city is likely to experience typical monsoon rain from July 5.”
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Today’s weather in Delhi
On Sunday, residents of the capital woke up to warm and humid weather with a minimum temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees above the seasonal average. The IMD has forecast generally cloudy skies for Delhi along with light rainfall during the day.
