Despite having cloud cover over Delhi-NCR, the capital is unlikely to see rains for at least another three days. The dry spell is likely to continue without any significant precipitation in the region, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts. 

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According to IANS reports, Met official says, The dry conditions will prevail over the next three days, with dusty and light rainfall is expected on July 15 and thereafter. 

According to Skymet, the seasonal trough has shifted towards the Himalaya foothills and heavy rains were expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and the northern districts of Uttar Pradesh.

It is expected that from July 15, the trough will start travelling south with rains across Delhi-NCR and other parts of Haryana and Punjab. The expected intensity of rainfall is to increase between July 17 and 19. 

IMD bulletin says that the northern limit of the monsoon continues to pass through Barmer, Jodhpur and Churu in Rajasthan and Ludhiana and Kapurthala in Punjab.

The report also says that a low-pressure area was also persisting over northeast Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar with the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level.

IMD also recorded heavy rainfall on Thursday at isolated places over Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.