Its Monsoon in India, so if you want to swim get a boat as the national capital is full of water everywhere. Today (July 09), a fresh spell of rain has drenched the entire city and its NCR. As per the Met office, Delhi is expected to experience heavy downpours during the day.#WATCH | Rain continues in the national capital IMD predicts moderate to heavy showers today pic.twitter.com/KfsYAQvn0Q— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2023On Saturday, the national capital received the highest rainfall in a day in 20 years, causing major waterlogging, uprooting trees, damaging vehicles, and leading to traffic jams, according to the IMD (India Meteorological Department).A senior IMD officer said that the Safdarjung Observatory, the citys primary weather station, recorded 126.1 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the highest since the 24-hour rainfall of 133.4 mm on July 10, 2003. Earlier, Delhi logged an all-time high of 266.2 mm on July 21, 158. Yellow alert issued in DelhiSince the city and its NCR are witnessing an unstopping drenching of rain, the IMD has issued a Yellow Alert in place for Sunday.Notably, the IMD uses four colour codes for weather warnings – green (no action needed), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared), and red (take action). Official statements Briefing about the prevailing weather conditions, IMD chief Charan Singh said, “This week, North-West India, including Delhi, will witness rain, the intensity of the rain will be high for 2-3 days, and the intensity will reduce after that. There will be some relief from the heat during this period.”As per the predictions, “Isolated Heavy to very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, J-K during 08th-10th East Rajasthan, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Punjab during 08th-09thJuly.” Taking it to Twitter, the Met office said, “Light to moderate intensity rain would continue over many places of Delhi and NCR, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Assandh, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Meham, Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Kosali, Sohana, Rewari (Haryana).”“Heavy rains in North India for the next four to five days. The effect of active monsoon will be seen in other states,” the IMD added. The weather agency also urged people up north to take necessary precautions against heavy rainfall.
