Delhi weather: Rain lashes capital; IMD predicts more showers; thunderstorms likely in NCR
NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rainfall on Monday morning as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast light to moderate showers accompanied by thunderstorms over the next two days.
In a press statement released on July 6, IMD Delhi said, “Generally cloudy skies. Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm/lightning likely in the next 48 hours.”
The IMD also noted that the monsoon trough at mean sea level currently stretches from Suratgarh, Sirsa, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Daltonganj, Bankura, Digha, and extends southeastward to the northeast Bay of Bengal. Additionally, an upper-air cyclonic circulation has formed over Himachal Pradesh and adjoining Punjab at approximately 1.5 km above sea level.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under a severe monsoon spell, with the cumulative death toll reaching 75. This includes 45 fatalities directly linked to rain and 30 accidental deaths caused by road mishaps, electrocution, and even a gas cylinder blast, as per data from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC).
(With agency inputs)
In a press statement released on July 6, IMD Delhi said, “Generally cloudy skies. Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm/lightning likely in the next 48 hours.”
The IMD also noted that the monsoon trough at mean sea level currently stretches from Suratgarh, Sirsa, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Daltonganj, Bankura, Digha, and extends southeastward to the northeast Bay of Bengal. Additionally, an upper-air cyclonic circulation has formed over Himachal Pradesh and adjoining Punjab at approximately 1.5 km above sea level.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under a severe monsoon spell, with the cumulative death toll reaching 75. This includes 45 fatalities directly linked to rain and 30 accidental deaths caused by road mishaps, electrocution, and even a gas cylinder blast, as per data from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC).
(With agency inputs)
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