Delhi is likely to witness a prolonged dry phase as the southwest monsoon is preparing for its final exit from the national capital. Following a season that delivered over 728 mm of cumulative rainfall—a 17% surplus above long-period averages—rain activity slowed sharply across Delhi-NCR through mid-September.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), atmospheric conditions and moisture loss across neighbouring Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab now mark the official retreat of the monsoon from the capital around its normal date of September 25.
The weather office has forecast similar conditions over Delhi on Wednesday and Thursday with mainly clear skies. The national capital will most likely witness no rain on September 27.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and Odisha. Heavy rainfall is also expected at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Goa, Maharashtra and Telangana.
In central India, rainfall is expected over parts of Madhya Pradesh. Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha are also likely to see thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds.
In the northeast, isolated to scattered rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is likely over Assam, Meghalaya, and parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Across northwest India, scattered rain is forecast for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand over the coming days, while Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi are likely to see isolated showers later in the week.
The IMD has also forecast isolated, extremely heavy rainfall for Chhattisgarh on September 24. Additionally, parts of Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha are likely to see thunderstorms with wind speeds of 50–60 km/h, gusting up to 70 km/h, on September 23.
