Weather update: Delhi on yellow alert; orange for Uttarakhand, check IMD forecast here
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on September 23 has issued a yellow alert for the national capital and cautioned the citizens about the same. The weather department has issued the alert after Delhi and its adjacent areas witnessed torrential rainfall for a second consecutive day. It has also alert people to prepare for the downpour for the next two-three days.
Several parts of Delhi and NCR were waterlogged after heavy downpour. Heavy rainfall and waterlogging led to massive traffic snarls in many parts.
Meanwhile, senior scientist of IMD, RK Jenamani also informed about an orange alert for very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for the upcoming two days.
"Orange alert for very heavy rainfall issued for Uttarakhand from 23rd to 25th Sept. Rain is expected to increase over western UP tomorrow," said RK Jenamani, senior scientist, IMD.The weather forecasting agency in its All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulleting by the IMD this morning said, "a western disturbance as a trough in mid-tropospheric westerlies run roughly, under whose influence, the current spell of rainfall is likely to continue over northwest India for next few days followed by a reduction thereafter."
It informed that a widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls is also expected to occur over Madhya Pradesh and Haryana today.
"Fairly widespread/widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Madhya Pradesh and Haryana on 23rd; Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh during 23rd-25th; East Uttar Pradesh during 23rd,25th and 26th September and over East Rajasthan on 23rs & 24th September 2022."Isolated very heavy rainfall is also expected over West Uttar Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya today, it added.
It further informed about the expectation for widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms or lightning over Arunachal Pradesh on Friday and Saturday.
The IMD also informed that the lowest minimum temperature of 20.8 degrees Celcius was reported on Thursday at Ridge (Delhi) over the plains while the maximum temperature was "marked below normal (-5.1 degree Celcius of less) at most places over Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi.
Earlier on Thursday, an incessant spell of light to moderate rain drenched the national capital for the second consecutive day. The rainfall led to waterlogging and uprooting of trees that caused massive traffic snarls in many parts of the capital. Following this, pedestrians were compelled to walk through severely inundated lanes and main roads.
First published: 23 September 2022, 14:35 IST