Thunderstorm, light to moderate rains predicted for Delhi today
India | Aug 07, 2021, 07:35 AM ISTIMD has also predicted that the AQI in Delhi NCR would remain satisfactory today.
IMD has also predicted that the AQI in Delhi NCR would remain satisfactory today.
IMD on Monday predicted that rainfall during August and September, is likely to be on the higher side of normal.
According to the officials, over 100 families living in the Yamuna floodplains have been moved to higher areas over the last few days.
On Saturday, a massive sinkhole was spotted near Hauz Khas. Thereafter, the area was blocked and barricaded by the traffic department.
National weather forecasting agency India Meteorological Department on Sunday morning predicted thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain over Delhi and NCR.
The IMD on Friday had issued an orange alert, predicting moderate rain on Saturday and warning of possible waterlogging in low-lying areas of the national capital and major traffic disruptions.
IMD has issued a yellow alert for Sunday, and orange alert also for Monday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain over some parts of Delhi,
The irrigation and flood control department has deployed 13 boats in different areas and put 21 others on standby.
Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and adjoining areas to receive thunderstorms with light to moderate rain in the next two hours, says IMD.
Delhi has recorded 14 rainy days this month so far, despite the delayed arrival of the monsoon on July 13, 16 days behind schedule.
The national capital will receive rains, accompanied by thunderstorm, in the next two hours, an update published by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) read at 3.33 pm Tuesday.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Southwest Monsoon had reached the capital on July 13, which was 16 days behind the usual date of onset.
Delhi is expected to receive moderate rain during the day, while maximum temperature may settle around 34 degrees Celsius, it said.
The thunderstorms are predicted in the adjoining areas of isolated places of North Delhi, South-West Delhi, South Delhi, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, the IMD further said.
IMD department has issued an orange alert for July 26 and forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds of the speed of 30-40 km/hr.
The IMD predicted light rains for several parts of the national capital
The national capital received rain spells of varying intensity throughout the day. While Safdarjung received 38.4 mm rain from 8.30 am till 5.30 pm, Palam recorded 66.6 mm rain in the same duration.
A car smashed into a caved-in road in Delhi's Dwarka on Monday, amid heavy rains in the national capital.
A 27-year-old man died due to drowning while he was filming the waterlogging at a railway underpass in Delhi on Monday. The incident happened at a waterlogged railway underpass in Pul Prahlad Pur area, the Delhi Police confirmed.
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