Weather Forecast Report HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi has seen a 90% rainfall deficit since June 1, and is among the most rain deficient states in the country as of now.
Weather forecast and Mumbai Rains News Today India HIGHLIGHTS: New Delhi on Thursday is expected to see very light rain, with the temperature expected have a minimum temperate of 29 degrees Celsius and maximum of 39 degrees Celsius, officials at the Indian Meteorological Department said. The national capital, which usually sees the first monsoon rain on June 29, is likely to see the monsoon winds reach only by the weekend, officials said.
Rain eluded Delhi despite a forecast for light rain yet again on Wednesday, with the maximum temperature getting recorded at 39.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. The day was overcast, with the maximum humidity being recorded at 74%. The city has seen a 90% rainfall deficit since June 1, and is among the most rain deficient states in the country as of now.
Story continues below this ad
In Mumbai, schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters boarded overcrowded trains to work as the rain subsided and India’s Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday. Lakhs of citizens commuting on suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes.
Live Blog
All India weather forecast today HIGHLIGHTS: Light rains are expected in Delhi, Mumbai returns to normalcy. Get latest updates here.
Weather remained foggy and temperature dipped throughout the day, providing relief from the scorching heat. (Representational)
In Surat, heavy rainfall was recorded in two taluks on Wednesday morning and many areas were inundated. There were also four incidents of trees getting uprooted in various localities. The flood control department said the city received 2 inches of rainfall in just two hours, at Choryasi taluka (25 mm) and Kamrej (6 mm). However, no rainfall was reported in Navsari, Valsad, Dangs, and Tapi in South Gujarat.
Weather remained foggy and temperature dipped throughout the day, providing relief from the scorching heat. The rainfall was accompanied with high-speed winds, leading to trees getting uprooted in four places and traffic jams. Fire personnel rushed to the spots and cleared the obstacles.
- The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.
This is a section for real-time weather updates and forecasts pertaining to cities across India and the globe. Everything under the sun, ranging from commitments to the accuracy of reports, punctuality in provisioning of information, and also insights into changing weather patterns, extreme climate events, and seasonal updates for keeping people alert and informed.
Daily, weekly, and long-term forecasts. With this, data from reputed sources is going to include the India Meteorological Department (IMD), several global climate agencies, and satellite imagery. Monsoon tracking, heatwave alerts, cyclone warnings, and snowfall predictions would be fruits of this collaboration, with the information put in an understandable way before the consumers of this service.
Apart from prediction once in a while, there are also discussions on climate changes, air quality updates, and other environmental issues that affect several regions. AQI reports, pollution trends, and experts' views on pro or anti-climate change policies can be provided to cater to discerning readers who can make their own decisions regarding health matters and safety.
Strongly base for credible, live, and certainly relevant, covering weather on the pages of IndianExpress.com about readers being at the forefront of unpredictable weather changes and much more about the wider environment concerning trends in global climate.
© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd
Weather Forecast Report HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi has seen a 90% rainfall deficit since June 1, and is among the most rain deficient states in the country as of now.
Rain is most likely to affect most places over North Goa and South Goa districts during the next 2-3 hours, Met says. Moderate to heavy spells of rain is likely to be accompanied with winds reaching up to 20-25 knots.
Himachal Pradesh too received rainfall and the temperature in the state dropped by 5-6 notches, PTI quoted the Met. The maximum rainfall was recorded in Ghumarwin at 100 mm. Tourist destination Dharamshala received 34 mm rainfall, followed by Kasauli (25), Shimla and Dalhousie (11 each), Kangra (7), Theog (6), and Kufri (5).
The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Una at 34 degrees Celsius, while the lowest was 11 degrees Celsius.
Rains lashed Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh recorded 29 mm rainfall on Thursday morning while Mohali and Panchkula also received rains, a MeT official said. The maximum temperatures went down a few notches below the normal
Thunderstorm with moderate rain would occur over entire Delhi, Panipat, Karnal, Gannaur, Baghpat, Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Gohana, Gannaur, Baraut, Jind, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Palwal, Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri, Ghaziabad in next two hours.
Thunderstorm with moderate rain would occur over Ballabhgarh, Meerut, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Hapur, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Sohana, Bhiwari, Kosli, Hissar, Narora, Jattari, Aligarh and adjoining areas during next 2 hours.
Heavy rains lash many parts of Uttarakhand with Kalsi receiving the highest rainfall in the state, recording 95 mm, PTI quoted officials as saying. Devprayag in Tehri Garhwal district received 69.5 mm of rainfall followed by 64 mm of rainfall in Ghansali and 48.3 mm of rainfall in Dehradun, the official said.
Early morning, the state received rainfall and has left a number of roads in Dehradun waterlogged. The temperature in Dehradun was recorded as 22.6 degrees Celsius compared to the minimum of 26.3 degrees Celcius on Wednesday. The Met predicts heavy rains at isolated places in Dehradun, Tehri, Haridwar, Pauri, Nainital, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar districts till Saturday, PTI reported.
The Mumbai International Airport Ltd the private aerodrome operator, had said on July 1 that the full operations was expected to be resumed by Thursday.
In the last two days, around 280 flights have been cancelled from the Mumbai airport as a result of the incident. The partial operations at the Mumbai airport have resulted in massive flight cancellations and delays. Flights are currently being operated by the less-capacity secondary runway.
Operations from the main runway of the city airport, which has been shut since Monday night due to the skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft and the subsequent blocking of a part of the runway, is unlikely to resume today, a source told PTI. Since the stranded aircraft has not been removed completely, the MIAL has obtained NOTAM (notice to Airmen) for runway 09/27 (main runway) till Thursday midnight, the source added. The NOTAM is given to pilots and includes information on potential hazards on a flight route.
Parts of Mumbai also received rainfall this morning.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, along with his Delhi counterpart Satyendra Jain and various hospital officials, held a meeting to discuss measures to tackle cases of malaria, dengue and chikungunya. "As monsoon is about to hit northern India shortly, today Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Delhi health min Satyendra Jain, Superintendents of AIIMS, RML & other hospitals, NDMC met for a meeting on preventive measures to be taken on dengue, chikungunya and malaria," a statement from the health ministry said, ANI reported.
Parts of the national capital received rainfall this morning.
Uttarakhand is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places during the next four days due to the convergence of easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal, the IMD said.
"Due to likely west-northwestward movement of low-pressure system and wind confluence from the Arabian Sea, widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan and Konkan and Goa during next 24 hours," the IMD statement read.
Here's a video from Thane this morning. For more news from Mumbai, follow our Twitter account!
"The well-marked low-pressure area over northeast Madhya Pradesh and adjoining southeast Uttar Pradesh. Associated cyclonic circulation extends upto 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwards with height. In association with its likely west-northwestward movement, conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi during next 24 hours," the IMD statement read.
Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the IMD said in its daily bulletin today.
In Mumbai, schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters boarded overcrowded trains to work as the rain subsided and India’s Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday. Lakhs of citizens commuting on suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes.
Rain eluded Delhi despite a forecast for light rain yet again on Wednesday, with the maximum temperature getting recorded at 39.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. The day was overcast, with the maximum humidity being recorded at 74%. The city has seen a 90% rainfall deficit since June 1 and is among the most rain deficient states in the country as of now.
Delhi today is expected to see very light rain, with the temperature expected have a minimum temperate of 29 degrees Celsius and maximum of 39 degrees Celsius, officials at the Indian Meteorological Department said. The national capital, which usually sees the first monsoon rain on June 29, is likely to see the monsoon winds reach only by the weekend, officials said.