Thunderstorm and lightning expected to continue in the Delhi-NCR region on Wednesday
Cyclonic circulations in the West and the season’s first Bay of Bengal depression are causing heavy rain in the national capital
Delhi-NCR is forecast to experience moderate rains, thunderstorms, and lightning on Wednesday, with heavy showers expected in Faridabad and Gurgaon. This comes after significant waterlogging from Tuesday's rainfall. The national monsoon deficit has improved, and the current weather activity is attributed to a monsoon trough, cyclonic circulations, and a Bay of Bengal depression.
Delhi-NCR is forecast to experience moderate rains, thunderstorms, and lightning on Wednesday, with heavy showers expected in Faridabad and Gurgaon. This comes after significant waterlogging from Tuesday's rainfall. The national monsoon deficit has improved, and the current weather activity is attributed to a monsoon trough, cyclonic circulations, and a Bay of Bengal depression.
Delhi-NCR is forecast to experience moderate rains, thunderstorms, and lightning on Wednesday, with heavy showers expected in Faridabad and Gurgaon. This comes after significant waterlogging from Tuesday's rainfall. The national monsoon deficit has improved, and the current weather activity is attributed to a monsoon trough, cyclonic circulations, and a Bay of Bengal depression.
The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted moderate rains in the Delhi-NCR region on Wednesday, with heavy thunderstorms and lightning expected in select areas. While no red alerts have been issued in the area, citizens are advised to be cautious.
Ghaziabad, Gautambudhnanagar, West Delhi, North Delhi, North West Delhi, New Delhi, Southeast Delhi, Shahadra and South Delhi are predicted to face thunderstorms and lightning. Faridabad and Gurgaon are expected to have heavy rains.
After experiencing heavy rainfall in the second half of Tuesday, the region is already facing heavy waterlogging. This includes Connaught Place, Khan Market, Sadar Bazar and other parts of Central Delhi. The rainfall has brought a noticeable drop in temperatures. The capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius.
While the southwest monsoon had a slow start with a 40 per cent national rainfall deficit in June, the gap has dipped to 16 per cent as of early July. The sudden heavy rains were caused by a multitude of factors, apart from the revival of monsoon.
An elongated low-pressure region or a monsoon trough is running through the South of Delhi, which is driving the rainfall across Northern, Central and Eastern India, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned in its bulletin. Two upper-air cyclonic circulations over southwest Rajasthan and Central Uttar Pradesh are also adding to this tension.
According to independent meteorologist Navdeep Dahiya’s post on X, the season’s first Bay of Bengal depression has moved inland, which has added to the monsoon trough.