While the recent spell of rainfall has brought relief to the scorching temperatures in Delhi and northern India, the rain spell is likely to continue in the region over the next week.
According to the India Meteorological Department, rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds are likely in northern states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab.
The Meteorological Department issued orange alert for parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. Meanwhile, a yellow alert has been issued for the major part of the Indian subcontinent, including Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and others.
What is the weather forecast for Delhi?
While most parts of the Indian subcontinent are under rain warnings on Sunday, no such warning has been issued for Delhi yet. However, the IMD, in its bulletin, has predicted scattered rain in Delhi from June 13 to 19. The sky is expected to be partly cloudy with thunder and lightning on Sunday.
On Saturday, the Meteorological Department expected scattered thundershowers, lightning, and active winds reaching speeds of 40-50 kilometers per hour in the national capital. However, weather experts also warned of discomfort due to rising humidity levels in the coming days, PTI reported. The western disturbance, which brought rain to the capital on Friday and Saturday, is expected to disappear, with less impact on Delhi from Sunday onwards.
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What about the rest of the Indian subcontinent?
📌 The IMD, in its weather warning, has predicted scattered rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand from June 13 to 19, and in Himachal Pradesh from June 14 to June 19.
Scattered rain is also likely over Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh till June 19. “June 13-14; Uttarakhand during June 13-15,” the IMD said in its advisory on X.
📌 The Meteorological Department has forecast a thunderstorm on Sunday, with wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph and gusting to 80 kmph, over Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
📌 Rainfall is also likely in West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa during the next week.
📌 In South India, scattered rain is likely over Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Telangana until June 19.
