Delhi-NCR Weather: Rain Brings Relief From Heatwave, IMD Issues Yellow-Orange Alert

The weather in Delhi-NCR saw a sharp turn on Wednesday morning as the residents woke up to rain, strong winds and thunderstorms, bringing a much-needed relief from the extreme heat. The IMD has forecast more rain for Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad today. A yellow and orange alert is in place for various parts of the national capital.

The residents of Delhi-NCR woke up with a sigh of relief as rain and strong winds lashed the region on Wednesday. The rain brought much-needed relief from the ongoing heatwave in the national capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an 'orange' and 'yellow' alert for the day. More thunderstorms, rain and dust storms might hit the capital today in the later part of the day.

According to the IMD, a western disturbance would trigger a sharp change in weather across the national capital and neighbouring regions.

"Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning (30-40 Km/h gusty winds) is very likely to occur in the entire Delhi and NCR. Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning (30-40 Km/h gusty winds) is very likely to occur at Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Mahendargarh, Sohana, Rewari, Palwal, Narnaul, Bawal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana), Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Khurja (U.P.) Bhiwari, Tizara, Khairthal, Kotputli, Alwar, Viratnagar (Rajasthan)."

In Noida, you can expect a generally cloudy sky with light rain on Wednesday and in Gurugram, partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers are expected. For Thursday too, similar weather conditions are expected but there is no rain forecast for Gurugram.

It might rain in Delhi today as the IMD has issued a yellow alert for Wednesday and has warned of very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of up to 50kmph. The weather conditions are expected to remain same tomorrow but the weather office has not issued any colour-coded warning.

"The maximum temperatures fell by three to five degrees across Delhi on Tuesday. It is likely to remain below 40 degrees Celsius till at least Thursday," an official told TOI.

Delhi is likely to see more rain towards the end of the month and clear skies are likely to return from May 1 and the mercury is expected to start gradually rising. It may increase to 40-42 degrees Celsius by May 2.

"However, there is possibility of very light rain and thunderstorms on May 3 and 4," said the official.

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for parts of northwest Delhi, west Delhi, north Delhi, south Delhi and southeast Delhi. On the other hand, an orange alert has been sounded for southwest Delhi, with officials warning of thunderstorms accompanied by winds reaching up to 60 kmph, along with the possibility of lightning and brief spells of rain.

The experts have said that Delhi-NCR region must prepare for dust storms in the coming days, attributing the changing conditions to a cyclonic circulation prevailing over central Pakistan and adjoining regions of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. The system, according to experts, is likely to transport dust from the desert regions of Rajasthan towards Delhi.