Weather Forecast Today: Monsoon withdrawal from northwest India commences, says IMD; warm days predicted for Delhi as monsoon retreats

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the national capital is likely to witness warm days ahead as monsoon retreats. Over the next seven days, the maximum temperature in the national capital is likely to hover around 35 and 36 degrees Celsius with the minimum ranging from 24 to 26 degrees Celsius.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the commencement of withdrawal of monsoon from northwest India on Wednesday. It has withdrawn from parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. However, the monsoon withdrawal this year is likely to be the second most delayed since 1960, said IMD.

The Greater Chennai Corporation has accelerated monitoring and rain preparedness efforts after the city witnessed widespread rainfall since Monday night. Meanwhile, senior officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation carried out inspections to check the condition of stormwater drains at different places across the city.

Read the full report here: Amid rainfall alert, Greater Chennai Corporation steps up rain preparedness efforts

The Kovai Kutralam Falls in Coimbatore has been closed for the public due to the heavy rains and it will now be opened only after the water flow recedes.

Read the full report here: Coimbatore: Kovai Kutralam Falls closed for tourists due to heavy rains

The weather department has predicted that Chennai and its adjoining districts are likely to receive rainfall till Friday.

Read the full report here: Rainfall likely to lash Chennai, adjoining areas till Friday: IMD

A green alert has been issued for the national capital which indicates that there are no possibilities of eventful weather conditions. A green alert has been sounded for Delhi till October 10 and the weatherman has forecast cloudy skies for Wednesday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 35 and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The weather agency has forecast heavy rainfall in various districts of Kerala today. An orange alert has been sounded for Kozhikode for Wednesday and Idukki, Palakkad, Malapuram, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod will remain under yellow alert.

The weather department has warned of heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan regions till October 8. The IMD said the ghat areas are expected to receive heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and thunder. On Tuesday, ghat areas of Pune areas such as Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur and Satara received heavy rains. Anupam Kashyapi, head of weather forecasting at IMD Pune, was quoted by TOI as saying that the upcoming rains would be of convective nature and these are not typical monsoon season type of showers.