Monday, July 14, 2025
On Monday morning, Delhi woke up to importantly cleaner aerial pinch nan AQI astatine 65, falling nether nan “satisfactory” category. Even arsenic Delhiites were enjoying nan comparatively cleanable air, Delhi was not untouched by nan upwind mishap.
Temperature Drop and Heavy Rainfall
A abrupt ablution on pinch turning into acold conditions brought down nan time somesthesia further to a pleasant 23.6 degrees Celsius and provided much-needed respite to nan group from nan sweltering heat. But nan showers besides led to postulation disruptions, pinch waterlogging starring to agelong postulation jams, particularly successful areas for illustration Connaught Place. The Delhi Police Traffic issued alerts advising to scheme recreation accordingly. For those who are readying to recreation to nan airport, nan Delhi Airport Authority issued a recreation advisory suggesting to return Delhi Metro owed to apt delays prompted by nan bad weather.
More Rain and Thunderstorms successful nan Forecast
Thundershowers are besides expected to proceed complete nan adjacent mates of days, nan Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Jammu and Kashmir is apt to acquisition thunderstorms and lightning successful nan adjacent 2 days, pinch gusty winds astatine a maximum velocity of 50 km per hr crossed nan region. This upwind system, a cyclonic circulation now lying complete bluish Haryana, has accrued moisture influx, owed to which a heavy unreality screen has remained complete Delhi and its adjoining areas. The IMD has advised commuters and residents to beryllium observant while travelling and usage only well-constructed roads, particularly successful waterlogged areas.
Weather Alerts Across Surrounding Regions
Besides Delhi, nan northeast and eastbound India, peculiarly Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan are expected to person dense to very dense rains during nan adjacent fewer days. Parts of Uttar Pradesh and occidental Rajasthan, and nan authorities of Uttarakhand will besides beryllium affected. The IMD has besides put these areas connected yellowish alert and asked group to support themselves updated astir upwind changes.
Red and Orange Warnings successful Madhya Pradesh
Up successful nan northbound successful Madhya Pradesh, a reddish alert has been sounded successful areas including Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Guna, Sheopur Kalan, and Mandsaur for dense rainfall and thunderstorms. For Gwalior, Bhind, Chhatarpur and Rajgarh an ‘orange’ alert has been issued. In a shocking incident, 2 sisters drowned successful nan borewell successful Rehti Maholi of Satna successful Madhya Pradesh, pointing retired really nan dense rains person turned dangerous.
Travel Advisory: Winter’s Wrath Disrupts Air Travel Across nan Country
In nan existent upwind and alert status, nan IMD has informed that operations astatine Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airdrome could beryllium affected. The Delhi Airport Authority issued a upwind advisory connection early connected Monday morning, informing astir nan upwind disruptions. The passengers were advised to scheme their travel successful beforehand and usage alternate modes of carrier to scope nan airdrome successful lawsuit of delays owed to nan bad weather, nan X (earlier Twitter) connection said. “Despite nan inclement upwind providing for challenging conditions, our crushed teams are moving astir nan timepiece pinch our stakeholders to guarantee operations are moving arsenic smoothly arsenic possible,” nan airdrome officials told travelers.
Weather Radar Issues successful Delhi
In summation to nan weather-related problems, nan metropolis is facing operational challenges, too. Doppler upwind radars that supply captious upwind predictions and assistance successful managing weather-related disruptions proceed to enactment grounded successful Delhi. While nan monsoon continues to batter nan city, 2 of nan 3 Doppler radar units successful nan superior person been down for astir 2 weeks, sending worrying signals to upwind experts astir nan city’s readiness to flooded utmost upwind episodes.
Extended Wet Weather successful Delhi
With nan monsoon advancing starring to rains successful immoderate parts of nan city, Delhi will consciousness nan upwind effect for nan adjacent fewer days. IMD has forecasted rainfall and thunderstorms successful nan coming days, keeping nan upwind bedewed till July 18 astatine least. In Noida, located connected nan outskirts of Delhi, akin conditions prevailed connected Monday and nan IMD has forecast much downpour done nan day.
Commuter Disruptions: Traffic and Waterlog Problems
Delhi’s aerial value is presently bully but nan metropolis has a number of meteorological conditions to battle, which see waterlogging, postulation jams and nan effect of cyclonic storms. With monsoons successful afloat swing, for those successful Delhi, keeping a tab connected upwind forecasts and dressing up suitably erstwhile stepping retired successful nan rainfall is suggested. It was evident that nan strength of nan monsoon will impact regular life crossed Delhi-NCR, arsenic a yellowish alert was issued for respective regions and thunderstorms were reported successful galore parts.