An orange alert is currently in force for the capital, with the IMD cautioning that heavy rainfall will continue through the day before tapering off from 11 July onwards.
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On one hand while commuters face massive price surge, heavy rains have also triggered a chain reaction in the cab rental network.
Meteorologists are tracking two low-pressure systems expected to form over the Bay of Bengal and move across central India this week. Their arrival is expected to strengthen the monsoon circulation, paving the way for sustained rainfall across eastern, central, western, and northern India.
The first blow came from the western Pacific. In early June, a monsoon surge built up over the Indian Ocean, but much of its energy was drawn eastward, feeding into tropical circulations in the Pacific that eventually grew into Typhoon Jagmi.
Delhi Weather Update:Large-scale monsoon activity is expected to remain subdued between June 15 and June 21, prolonging rainfall deficits that have already emerged across several regions of the country.
The Ministry's Monthly Economic Review for May, released on Saturday, said the kharif season ahead is a source of "both near-term comfort and medium-term caution", a careful phrase that captures the tension between India's reasonably healthy buffer stocks and the very real risk of a below-normal monsoon.
The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued its second-stage long-range forecast for the June-September monsoon season, projecting national rainfall at 90 percent of the Long Period Average (LPA), with a model error margin of four percent.
Delhi-NCR weather today:Delhi witnessed a sudden change in the weather as rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday evening. TheIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the national capital for Thursday and Friday.
Weather Update:While the south braces for rain, much of northern India remains in the grip of severe heat. Delhi recorded temperatures between 43°C and 45°C on Sunday, and heatwave conditions are expected to persist across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh through 25 to 27 May, with severe heatwave pockets likely in several areas.
Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in the “moderate” category, with AQI levels staying within acceptable limits across most monitoring stations in the city.
Delhi weather update: Delhi witnessed a dramatic weather shift on Tuesday as heavy rain and a severe hailstorm battered Dwarka and IGI Airport. With the IMD predicting another wet spell on May 10-11, find out how the sudden 7°C temperature drop and 60 kmph winds have impacted the NCR.
Weather Update: The IMD has forecast above-normal heatwaves and above-normal rainfall across most of India in May, with the southwest monsoon expected over the Andaman Islands around May 14-16, though developing El Nino conditions could threaten the broader monsoon season.
Delhi-NCR weather update:The IMD has placed Meerut and the outer parts of the NCR in Uttar Pradesh under a red alert, warning of moderate to severe thunderstorms. Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad are under an orange alert.
Delhi-NCR weather update: Rain lashed parts of the national capital on Friday evening. This cameafter Thursday turned out to be the hottest day of the season so far in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the city is likely to witness thunderstorms accompanied by rain.
Delhi NCR weather update: The India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for Delhi-NCR on Saturday as a cloud band stretching roughly 1,000 kilometres settled across the region, swallowing afternoon light and delivering thundersqualls, heavy rain, and hail to the northern plains.
The IMD announced two successive Western disturbances will impact northwest India this week, peaking on April 3-4 and again around April 7.
Unseasonal rain and cooler temperatures across Delhi and North India are being driven by a strong Western Disturbance, disrupting normal March weather patterns. Viral claims linking the change to Bill Gates and climate experiments are unverified, with experts confirming the conditions are entirely natural.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Delhi-NCR is expected to witness a shift in weather over the next 48 hours.
Delhi weather update: The national capital witnessed rain in several parts on Sunday morning. The IMD forecasted thunderstorms, lightning, and hailstorms on Sunday and Monday, with no warning for the rest of the week yet.
Delhi broke a 4-year January rainfall record with a heavy downpour on Tuesday. While temperatures tanked to 16.9 degree celsius, air quality shockingly deteriorated to the 'Very Poor' category. Know the latest IMD forecast here.
Delhi Cloud Seeding: In a strong attempt forair quality management in the national capital, twocloud seeding operations were carried out. However, there has been no rain yet.