Delhi NCR Wakes Up To Rain And Thunderstorm, Waterlogging In Parts Of Gurugram — WATCH

In a rare event, the monsoon is likely to cover both Delhi and Mumbai around the same time within the next two days, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday.

Waterlogging in parts of Gurugram after rain lashed the city. ( Image Source :ANI )

After a night of rainfall, Delhi woke to a pleasant morning on Sunday with the India Meteorological Department stating that isolated rainfall is likely to happen in East Central and Northwest India including the national capital during the next five days, according to an ANI report. As per the MeT Department, several isolated regions in the western Himalayan region are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorms from June 24-28. Rain is also expected in northwest India (except west Rajasthan) during June 25-28. 

“Isolated Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall with Extremely Heavy Falls very likely over Uttarakhand on June 25. Isolated heavy/very heavy rainfall very likely over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh during June 24-28. Isolated heavy rainfall over West Uttar Pradesh during June 24-26; over East Uttar Pradesh on June 25-26; over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on June 25 and 26 and East Rajasthan during June 25-28," the IMD added in its statement, as per ANI.

In a rare event, the monsoon is likely to cover both Delhi and Mumbai around the same time within the next two days, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday.

The national capital region witnessed a downpour on Sunday morning as well while visuals from Gurugram showed heavy waterlogging.

#WATCH | Rain lashes parts of the national capital Delhi.

(Visuals from Moti Bagh area) pic.twitter.com/Sdu1iS8FT7

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

#WATCH | Haryana: Waterlogging in parts of Gurugram after rain lashed the city

(Visuals from Narsinghpur Chowk) pic.twitter.com/XjaqnGwKPj

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

The monsoon, which had a slow start, has now made swift progress, covering numerous regions including some parts of Maharashtra, entire Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, northeast India, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, most parts of Himachal Pradesh, and some parts of Haryana, according to an IMD official.

#WATCH | Delhi: Heavy rain with lightning and thunderstorm in parts of the national capital.

Visuals from Rafi Marg pic.twitter.com/T5MyVeBj0Z

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2023

Although the monsoon has covered a significant portion of north India, including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, on schedule or slightly ahead, it is currently running 10-12 days behind schedule for a considerable part of central India, where a significant number of farmers heavily rely on it.

The MeT Department has said that Cyclone Biparjoy had impacted the monsoon's progress over southern India and the adjoining western and central parts of the country.

Earlier, the IMD said in a statement that the conditions were favourable for further advance of monsoon including Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh in the next two days.

"Conditions are favourable for the further advance of the monsoon over most parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, more parts of Haryana, including Chandigarh, Delhi, some parts of Gujarat, east Rajasthan and Punjab, during the next two days," the IMD said in a statement.