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Monsoon showers wreaked havoc in parts of Delhi and Mumbai. In the nation’s capital, incessant rainfall left several parts of the city waterlogged, buildings collapsed and traffic chaos stranded commuters.

In Mumbai, train services were affected, trees were uprooted, streets were waterlogged and water stocks in seven reservoirs rose by 7.23 percent as incessant rain continued to batter the financial capital and ground life to a standstill.

While Delhi started receiving its first typical monsoon rains only this week, Mumbai has been experiencing heavy rainfall since around July 1 and the deluge continues.

This year, the Southwest Monsoon arrived late and advanced into Mumbai on June 23 against the normal onset date of June 11. The Southwest Monsoon officially arrived in Delhi on 2nd July 2026. The normal onset date is 27th June.

When will Delhi and Mumbai get relief from rains?

Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rainfall in the coming days. The continued rain is expected to bring relief from the rising humidity that residents have been dealing with for the past few days.

On Thursday (July 9), the IMD issued ‘red’ (extremely heavy rains) and ‘orange’ (very heavy rainfall) alerts warning of thunderstorms and more rain in Delhi.

For this week, IMD has predicted moderate to widespread rainfall over Haryana Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh during 8-10. July; rare heavy rainfall in the region during the 8th-12th july

After July 9, no heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Delhi yet.

Meanwhile, SkyMet has also predicted that the weather is expected between July 8 and 10, which will ensure pleasant conditions. From July 11, the wind will return to the west, he added.

SkyMet on July 8 said that intermittent rains, heavy in some parts, would continue in Delhi for the next three days.

“The residual effect of the trough will become apparent on July 11, when the activity will begin to recede. From Sunday, rains may be absent for a few days and the daily temperature will tend to rise,” it added.

A low pressure area over northeast Madhya Pradesh and southwest Uttar Pradesh is associated with a cyclonic circulation.

“The east-west monsoon trough passing through this circulation runs south of Delhi but in fairly close proximity. This is what triggers the monsoon showers over Delhi/NCR,” SkyMet said.

Now, the low is likely to weaken gradually but the circulation will remain and will move over northwest Madhya Pradesh tomorrow and disintegrate along the foothills of West Uttar Pradesh a day later, SkyMet explained.

Bombay: “Rain intensity over Mumbai is likely to gradually reduce with lighter showers expected after July 10,” SkyMet said in an update on July 7.

“Light to moderate showers that will not disrupt normal traffic are expected on July 9 and 10. The city will have a break and only very light rainfall is likely until mid-July,” the report added.

The IMD had already downgraded its warning on Thursday (July 9) from “a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Wednesday”, forecasting “Generally cloudy skies with occasional light to moderate rainfall in the city and suburbs. Isolated heavy rainfall.”

Excessive rainfall in Mumbai, “breathing” likely soon

Mumbai has seen almost continuous monsoon blasts and constant downpour every day this monsoon season. Over 1,100mm of rain fell in the first eight days of the month and counting, it says IMD data.

“There is likely to be a respite and that too a prolonged one starting soon,” Skymet predicted, adding that the ongoing intense monsoon activity over Mumbai and its suburbs will soon subside.

However, light and isolated showers are expected to continue after a longer break in heavy rainfall.

Citing a possible reduction in rainfall in Mumbai from July 9-10, Skymet said: “A weakened low pressure area, a remnant of the season’s first depression, now lies over north-west Madhya Pradesh and south-west Uttar Pradesh.”

“This position favors acceleration of monsoonal westerly winds along the Konkan coast and enhances rainfall along the Ghats,” he added.

She further explained that the low pressure area is likely to weaken further and the associated cyclonic circulation is expected to drift towards the foothills of West Uttar Pradesh before finally disintegrating over the region. The north-south coastal trough from southern coastal Gujarat to coastal Karnataka is also losing strength.”

“No new monsoon system is likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal during the next few days. All these factors combined will moderate the continued intense monsoon activity over Mumbai and its suburbs,” SkyMet said.