Monsoon declared in Delhi: Morning showers lash capital, more rain coming
The IMD has forecast generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall at many places across Delhi through the rest of Thursday.
Monsoon has officially arrived in the national capital.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Delhi on Thursday, July 2, bringing the capital's prolonged spell of heat and humidity to an end.
The morning of July 2 saw rains lash parts of Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, later culminating into the declaration of the monsoon's arrival.
The announcement came after several days of pre-monsoon weather with humid conditions persisting across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
HOW WILL THE WEATHER BE IN DELHI-NCR?
The IMD has forecast generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall at many places across Delhi through the rest of Thursday.
Isolated areas could witness heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, which may lead to waterlogging and temporary disruptions during peak commuting hours.
The weather department expects monsoon activity to remain active over Delhi and much of northwest India during the next several days.
A favourable monsoon trough, which is an elongated low-pressure zone that helps draw moisture-laden winds inland, along with a fresh low-pressure area likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal around July 3, and is expected to support widespread rainfall across northern India.
A USUAL DELAY
Delhi's monsoon officially arrived on July 2, five days later than its normal onset date of June 27.
The monsoon arrived two days late last year, in 2025, when the IMD declared the onset on June 29.
Historical IMD records show that such delays are not unusual.
The monsoon reached Delhi on July 2 even in 2016 and 2017.
Then there are other variations.
Over the past decade, the monsoon has reached the capital as early as June 25, in 2020 and 2023, and as late as July 19 in 2002, which is the most late the monsoon has arrived since 2001.
The fluctuating onset dates reflect year-to-year changes in the pace of the southwest monsoon's advance, which depends on large-scale weather patterns over the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and northern India.
While the official onset marks the beginning of the rainy season, it does not necessarily indicate continuous or heavy rainfall, as the intensity and distribution of rain continue to evolve throughout the monsoon months.
There are, however, no more worries about a delayed monsoon, with Delhi-NCR slated to face a wet week ahead, and the southwest monsoon to spread further across northern India.
Monsoon has officially arrived in the national capital.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Delhi on Thursday, July 2, bringing the capital's prolonged spell of heat and humidity to an end.
The morning of July 2 saw rains lash parts of Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, later culminating into the declaration of the monsoon's arrival.
The announcement came after several days of pre-monsoon weather with humid conditions persisting across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
HOW WILL THE WEATHER BE IN DELHI-NCR?
The IMD has forecast generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall at many places across Delhi through the rest of Thursday.
Isolated areas could witness heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, which may lead to waterlogging and temporary disruptions during peak commuting hours.
The weather department expects monsoon activity to remain active over Delhi and much of northwest India during the next several days.
A favourable monsoon trough, which is an elongated low-pressure zone that helps draw moisture-laden winds inland, along with a fresh low-pressure area likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal around July 3, and is expected to support widespread rainfall across northern India.
A USUAL DELAY
Delhi's monsoon officially arrived on July 2, five days later than its normal onset date of June 27.
The monsoon arrived two days late last year, in 2025, when the IMD declared the onset on June 29.
Historical IMD records show that such delays are not unusual.
The monsoon reached Delhi on July 2 even in 2016 and 2017.
Then there are other variations.
Over the past decade, the monsoon has reached the capital as early as June 25, in 2020 and 2023, and as late as July 19 in 2002, which is the most late the monsoon has arrived since 2001.
The fluctuating onset dates reflect year-to-year changes in the pace of the southwest monsoon's advance, which depends on large-scale weather patterns over the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and northern India.
While the official onset marks the beginning of the rainy season, it does not necessarily indicate continuous or heavy rainfall, as the intensity and distribution of rain continue to evolve throughout the monsoon months.
There are, however, no more worries about a delayed monsoon, with Delhi-NCR slated to face a wet week ahead, and the southwest monsoon to spread further across northern India.
