People in north India, especially Delhi and its surrounding areas, should prepare for another round of rain as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heavy rain alert accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in the coming hours.
According to the IMD update issued at 12:19 pm on Tuesday, July 7, these showers are very likely over many places including Loni Dehat, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Faridabad, and Ballabhgarh in the NCR.
Parts of Haryana such as Kaithal, Rohtak, and Sonipat, along with several districts in western Uttar Pradesh like Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, and Bulandshahr, are also expected to receive rain in the next two hours.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
The forecast points to typical monsoon weather, with gentle to medium rain with occasional thunder and lightning flashes.
Thunderstorms may also occur if warm, moist air rises quickly, cools, and forms clouds that can produce rain and electricity.
A heavy downpour is not predicted this time, but light winds and sudden showers can still bring relief from the ongoing humid conditions in the region.
This comes just a day after Delhi saw extremely humid conditions, with temperatures hovering around 38°C.
MONSOON BRINGS RELIEF
This fresh spell comes shortly after the southwest monsoon finally reached Delhi on July 2, five days later than its usual date of June 27.
The late arrival ended weeks of intense heat and humidity, with rains bringing down temperatures and giving residents much-needed comfort.
Recent days have seen active monsoon conditions across north India, but not for long, sustained periods.
Earlier this week, heavy showers and thunderstorms lashed several NCR areas, dropping temperatures to around 30°C in some spots and bringing 10-30 mm of rain in places.
The overall July 2026 outlook from IMD suggests below-normal rainfall for the country, which follows one of the driest June months the country has seen, with a major rainfall deficit recorded.
The weather has now said that conditions are favourable for the further advance of the monsoon into the remaining parts of the Arabian Sea, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, eventually covering the entire country in the next 2-3 days.
The southwest monsoon’s progress this year has been slower than normal in northwest India.
Delhi has seen intermittent rain since the onset, helping improve air quality and ease the summer heat that had pushed temperatures above 40°C in late June.
IMD reports indicate fairly widespread rainfall is likely over Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi during July 7-9.
This pattern aligns with broader monsoon behaviour where wind patterns, called convergence zones, pull moist air from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, leading to cloud formation and rain over northern plains.
Such systems often bring short, intense bursts followed by breaks, a common feature of Indian monsoons.
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