This Article is From May 13, 2021

Delhi Gets Light Rain, Thunderstorm Predicted Later In The Day: IMD

Delhi-NCR Rain: Delhi woke up to a brief spell of light rain on Thursday morning. According to the IMD, more rain and thunderstorm are expected in Delhi and neighbouring areas later in the day

Delhi Gets Light Rain, Thunderstorm Predicted Later In The Day: IMD

Rain in Delhi and NCR: Delhi received moderate rainfall on Thursday, more rain is likely

New Delhi:

Delhi woke up to a brief spell of rain and gusty winds on Thursday morning. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorm with wind speed of 30-50 kilometer per hour are expected in parts of Delhi and the neighbouring areas including Noida, Gurgaon, Meerut, Rohtak, Panipat and other places over the next few hours.   

"Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain with a wind speed of 30-50 kmph would occur over isolated places of Entire Delhi, Rohtak, Panipat, Kaithal, Jhajjar, Bhadra, Adampur, Hissar, Gurugram, Sohana, Nuh, Hansi, Manesar, Kharkhoda, Gulothi, Siyana, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Khurja, Jhangirabad, Garhmukteswar, Bijnor, Chapaurala, Hastinapur, Chandpur, Amroha and adjoining areas during the next 2 hours," the IMD posted on Twitter.

Rainfall is expected in other parts of India as well. In Kerala there is an 'Orange' and 'Yellow' alert for heavy rain. Kottayam received heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Heavy rain is predicted in Kerala till 15th May, the weather department said. 

Scattered rain and thundershowers are expected in the eastern states of India including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, and the sub-Himalayan tracts of West Bengal on May 12-13, the Met office said on Wednesday.

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