Delhi rains: Downpour in several parts of Delhi-NCR; see what weather office IMD predicts this week

Delhi rains news today, Noida rain today: Delhi woke up to heavy rainfall on Thursday, June 27 bringing respite from the hot and humid conditions in the national capital. Noida, which is part of the National Capital Region (NCR), and Ghaziabad also received downpours. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius. 

In a notification issued at 9.30 am, the IMD said thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain, heavy rain at isolated places and winds with speeds of 20-40 kmph would continue to occur over Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas for the next two hours.

Moderate rain over parts of Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas is very likely to cause slippery roads, low visibility, traffic disruption and localised waterlogging in low-lying areas, it added.

Delhi has been reeling from the sweltering heat. The city has recorded nine heatwave days in June so far as against none in 2023 and 2022.

Police said a wall of a vacant plot collapsed due to rain in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area. They said no one was injured in the incident.

While the IMD has not said when the monsoon is expected to arrive in Delhi, private weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather Services had said on Wednesday that the monsoon current could arrive in Delhi by the end of this week. The monsoon current typically enters Delhi between June 27 and 29.

Earlier, the IMD said in its post, "Light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of few places of Delhi..." The IMD said that Delhi's weather has changed due to a western disturbance.

Last year, it arrived on June 26 while the first monsoon showers of 2022 were recorded on June 30, according to official data.

(with agency inputs)

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