Delhi weather update: Heavy rains lash parts of the national capital, police issues traffic advisory

Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Monday, July 23, causing waterlogging and disrupting traffic flow. The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory, diverting vehicles from submerged areas, including Anand Parvat.

“Due to water logging at Anand Parvat, traffic diversions are effective. Kindly follow the advisory,” Delhi Traffic Police posted on X.

“Traffic is affected on Vir Banda Bairagi Marg due to waterlogging at Zakhira underpass. Commuters are advised to avoid the stretch,” Delhi Traffic police said.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in several states today. The weather forecasting agency has issued a yellow alert for Delhi on Wednesday, July 24. The national capital is expected to record moderate rainfall, with maximum and minimum temperatures hovering around 34 and 26 degrees Celsius, according to the weather forecasting agency.

Rainfall has also impacted parts of Noida, leading to waterlogging.

“Severe waterlogging witnessed in Noida's Sector 62 after incessant rainfall in the area,” newswire ANI posted on X.

IMD predicts heavy rains

On Wednesday, July 24, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected across India in isolated areas of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Jharkhand, etc.

The meteorological department has also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, Kerala & Mahe, Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka.

IMD on June 28 declared the arrival of the monsoon in Delhi. Heavy rains lashed the city, providing relief from relentless heatwaves. The rains also caused waterlogging in the city and traffic congestion in various parts of the national capital.

The national capital recorded its heaviest downpour in 88 years in June. The monsoon arrived in Delhi a day earlier than private weather forecaster Skymet had predicted.