Weather Today LIVE Update: Delhi on IMD red alert, Mumbai to see heavy rains but ‘monsoon activity may moderate’ | Today’s news

Weather Today LIVE Update: The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Delhi on Thursday, with heavy rainfall likely to continue in other parts of the country, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Train operations were disrupted due to heavy rains in Mumbai. Several areas were waterlogged, hampering daily activities.

Delhi rain

IMD issues red alert (now broadcast) across Delhi on July 9 and predicts extremely heavy rainfall today. An orange alert has been issued for the day in Delhi, Gurugram and Faridabad.

“Overcast skies. Very light to light rain at many places with light rain at isolated places accompanied by thunder/lightning in morning/morning. Another period of very light to light rain at many places with light rain at isolated places accompanied by thunder/lightning in afternoon/evening,” IMD predicted.

Mumbai rains:

Rainfall activity is likely to reduce over parts of Maharashtra from July 9 onwards.

In its latest update early Thursday, the IMD issued a red alert (Extremely Heavy Rainfall) in Nashik, Palghar, Raigad, Pune and Satara; and an orange warning (very heavy rainfall) was issued in the suburban areas of Mumbai and Thane.

Earlier, the IMD had issued a yellow alert in most parts of Maharashtra and predicted, “Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, gusty winds (30-40 kmph) with heavy rainfall at isolated places.” A yellow alert was also issued in Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kohlapur, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli.

Southwest Monsoon Update

The IMD has predicted a “significant reduction in rainfall activity” over the central parts of the country from July 9 onwards.

It added that the conditions are favorable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon to remaining parts of North Arabian Sea, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and hence the entire country during the next 2-3 days.

Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates on Delhi and Mumbai weather.