New Delhi, September 6: The monsoon is expected to remain active across large parts of India on Sunday, September 6, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rain at isolated places in several states, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
The weather system will also keep the eastern and northeastern regions on alert, with heavy showers likely in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, as well as Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, the weather agency said. Several areas are also likely to experience thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds.
Meanwhile, the IMD’s nowcast has issued a red alert for parts of Delhi until 1.30 pm on Sunday, warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning in Central Delhi, North Delhi, Northwest Delhi, Northeast Delhi and Shahdara. As a fresh spell of rain drenched the capital on Sunday morning, Delhi is expected to see a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain through the day. The IMD has issued a Yellow alert for Delhi and nearby areas, including Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida.
The forecast comes after heavy rain over the past two days caused waterlogging in several parts of Delhi-NCR, with Gurugram witnessing traffic chaos and long queues of vehicles on both Friday and Saturday.
The wider region is likely to remain wet, with fairly widespread rainfall expected over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
West Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive fairly widespread rain on Sunday, while East Uttar Pradesh could experience similar conditions from September 6 to 8, along with isolated spells of heavy rain. East Rajasthan is also likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Sunday.
On Sunday, gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are likely at isolated places in Bihar, East Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Gangetic West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and adjoining areas, Karnataka, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, and West Rajasthan.
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal could experience stronger thunderstorms, with lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph at isolated places. Strong surface winds are also likely in parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The northeastern states, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand are also likely to witness thunderstorms accompanied by lightning.
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