Monsoon likely to arrive in Delhi on June 30

Severe rainfall alert issued for UP, & Uttarakhand!

The capital city and the National capital region (NCR) are witnessing extreme heatwave-like scenarios and scorching humidity in the city.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday (June 28, 2022) said that Delhi is likely to receive the first monsoon showers on June 30 or July 1.

According to the statement given by the weather department it also issued a severe rainfall alert for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal and other states for the coming days. 

According to the statement given by RK Jenamani it said, "We expect the conditions to remain favorable for the further advance of the monsoon in the remaining parts of UP, HP, J-K, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in the subsequent 48 hours," senior IMD Scientist RK Jenamani was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

According to IMD data, the monsoon covered Delhi 29 times in June and 33 times in July in the last 62 years. The IMD had in 2020 revised the date of monsoon arrival in Delhi from June 29 to June 27.

Weather experts have said the monsoon is expected to yield good rainfall in Delhi in the first 10 days.

The capital has recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius and above on 27 days so far this summer season, the highest number of such days since 2012, according to IMD data. In 2012, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius or above for 30 days.

Delhi on June 30 and July 1 and over Uttarakhand on July 1 and July 2. Heavy rainfall is also predicted over Uttar Pradesh on June 29 and July 1and over Himachal Pradesh on July 1 and July 2.