New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi received heavy rainfall on Saturday, offering much-needed relief from the ongoing heatwave. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the city and nearby areas, predicting more showers over the next two hours.
According to the IMD, strong rains are expected in areas such as IGI Airport, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mehrauli, Tughlakabad, Chhattarpur, and surrounding localities. On Saturday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 28.7°C, which is slightly higher than the average for this time of year.
The weather office has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds reaching speeds of 40–60 km/h in parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Some of the affected areas in Delhi include Jafarpur, Najafgarh, Dwarka, Palam, IGNOU, Ayanagar, and Deramandi. In the NCR, cities like Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, and Ballabhgarh are likely to see similar weather conditions.
Other regions expected to get rainfall include towns in Haryana such as Jind, Hansi, Meham, Jhajjar, Farrukhnagar, Sohna, and Palwal. In Uttar Pradesh, rain may hit places like Sikandrabad, Nandgaon, Barsana, Agra, and Nagar. Deeg in Rajasthan is also on the list.
In addition to these areas, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is expected in various other parts of Delhi and its surroundings, with wind speeds between 30–50 km/h. In Delhi, this includes localities like Mundka, Paschim Vihar, Rajouri Garden, Patel Nagar, Buddha Jayanti Park, President House, Rajiv Chowk, ITO, Delhi Cantt, India Gate, Akshardham, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, RK Puram, Defence Colony and Lajpat Nagar.
Surrounding areas in Haryana such as Bahadurgarh, Narwana, Barwala, Hisar, Siwani, Tosham, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Kosli, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh, Aurangabad, and Hodal are also likely to get rain.
In western Uttar Pradesh, places including Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaothi, Siyana, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad, Anupshahr, Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Debai, Narora, Gabhana, Jattari, Atrauli, Khair, Aligarh, Iglas, Raya, Mathura, Tundla, Firozabad, Shikohabad, and Jajau are expected to see rainfall. Meanwhile, in Rajasthan, Bhiwadi, Tijara, Khairthal, Kotputli, Alwar, Nadbai, Bharatpur, and Dholpur are also likely to receive showers. The IMD has advised residents to stay alert and avoid waterlogged areas during heavy rainfall.