Delhi and NCR woke up Monday, as the rain and thunderstorm struck the area, to a pleasant morning, bringing down the temperature by a few moments. Delhi and NCR were said to be witnessing moderate to heavy rains in the next two hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
“Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR (Bahadurgarh, Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida),” IMD said in a tweet.
During rainfalls, Dhaula Kuan, Janpath, Pragati Maidan, and Ferozshah were displayed in visuals across Delhi. Visuals were shown. With widespread showers continuing to occur in all parts of Delhi, the maximum and minimum temperatures respectively in the Capital were between 32 and 25 degrees Celsius.
The other areas to receive the heavy rainfall include Kurukshetra, Assandh, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jhajjar, Narnaul, Mahendargarh, Kosali, Farukhnagar, Bawal, Rewari, Nuh, Sohana, Hodal, Palwal (Haryana) Deoband, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Baraut, Bagpat, Bijnaur, Chandpur, Hastinapur, Khatauli, Daurala, Meerut, Modinagar, Rampur, Moradabad, Billari, Sambhal, Amroha, Garhmukteshwar, Siyana, Hapur, Pilakhua, Chandausi, Bahajoi, Anupshahar, Jahangirabad, Bulandshahar, Kasganj, Sikandra Rao, Iglas, Aligarh, Gabhana, Jattari, Khurja, Mathura, Barsana, Nandgaon (UP) Viratnagar, Kotputli, Khairthal, Bhiwari, Mahandipur Balaji, Mahawa, Rajgarh, Laxmangarh, Nadbai, Nagar, Alwar, Tizara, Bayana, Bharatpur, Deeg (Rajasthan).
Two days after the monsoon arrived on Tuesday and not long before Thursday, Delhi witnessed rains, while on Sunday light to mild rains cloaked several parts of the national capital. Delhi’s Monsoon was delayed for more than two weeks.
The IMD has stated that the usual date of monsoon start is June 27 in Delhi and NCR areas, with the maximum precipitation from July 10 to August.
